Showing posts with label Kodi Smit-McPhee. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 31 January 2018

The Congress (2013)



An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Interesting but a bit confusing adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's classic sci-fi novel does skillfully add animated sequences to indicate virtual reality - until you don't know what is real or not.


Thursday, 30 November 2017

Slow West (2015)



A young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide.

Indeed slow (and short) elegiac Western gives its conventional story depth with its good cast, beautiful landscape cinematography and a sense for the madness of violence.

Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

In the wake of a disaster that changed the world, the growing and genetically evolving apes find themselves at a critical point with the human race.

Accurate continuation of the sage with great set pieces and effects, but the story drags along without suspense till the predictable finale finally gets started.

On second viewing: still agree with my first impression; though quite entertaining after all.