video review : The Invisible Man

video review : The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man’s best moments are its two most surprising ones. The first involves a girl being punched in the face. The second involves a woman getting her throat slit. There’s also a poignant scene involving an email message. They’re dramatic highlights in a movie that is otherwise a bit of a mess.

What’s nearly as unbelievable as a woman claiming her dead abusive ex-boyfriend is alive and invisibly stalking her; it would help if Cecilia’s role were played by someone pretty; are some of these gaping plot holes. By the end, this psychological thriller, which begins interestingly enough, has gotten rather silly.

my rating : 3 of 5

2020

video review : The Gentlemen

video review : The Gentlemen

I’m guessing the Gentlemen title is made in jest as these characters are anything but. The main one is a violent drug lord named Mickey. The plot has to do with his efforts to get out of the business.

Except it’s a lot more complicated than that. Confusing would be a better word. The snappy dialogue and quick-cut editing demand your undivided attention in order not to get lost in the steak sauce.

my rating : 3 of 5

2020

video review : It’s A Wonderful Life

video review : It's A Wonderful Life

George Bailey may have a Wonderful Life; by the looks of it, he certainly has a wonderul wife; but his story is rarely appealing. A glaring problem from the start is that his personality, as an adult and especially a kid, is rather annoying as are most of the main characters in this Christmas tale.

Aside from romance, family and friends, its themes include money, death and religion. That last one provides George with a guardian angel who doesn’t start his job until way late. What happens then should be most of the movie. Tacked on as it is makes the ending resolution seem rushed.

my rating : 2 of 5

1946