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Bumbling Sidekick
7/10 (4/5 on Netflix because it deserves more than a 3)
Pretty good drama centering around two illegal immigrants in England trying to overcome poverty and the societal ills that poverty inflicts upon them. Since it's mostly centered on character work and acting, I'll mostly just focus on the performances.
Chewitel Ejiofor is as great as he usually is. From what I've seen from him in the past (And, looking over his filmography, I've actually seen quite a bit of his work), he tends to have that great balance of quiet reservation that only gives way to intensity and passion when it's deemed absolutely necessary. He balances that will here.
Audrey Tautou unfortunately might be the weak point here, and that's rare, because she's usually so damn compelling. I think that the combination of not only having to act in English, but acting in English, as a Turkish immigrant with a Turkish accent...might have been too much of a stretch for her at this point in her career. She's the least convincing here, and some of that is on the writing. She's portrayed as mousy, religious, and self-conscious...but she also is the one that pursues the romance, and seems to be the bigger dreamer of the two. I dunno, maybe that was "the point", but I found it kind of messy.
Serge Lopez was about as scary of a villain as you can have in Pan's Labyrinth. Here, he channels that wickedness into something more sleazy, but he's nearly just as convincing as a shady hotel owner/organ peddler.
Sophie Okonedo gets the least amount to do, as she's playing a hotel whore with not much screen time...but her few short moments are surprisingly impactful and she tends to steal every scene that she's in.
Overall though...a very nice drama, with a surprisingly schlocky yet unique story , and some intriguing characters.
LinusCaldwell
From The Eastside with Love
Charlie countrymen
Thank me later
Thank me later
fukkin Central Park 5
Boy if we could get the cops for all the times they robbed us in Soundview
Or Sugar Hill
Or Ft.Greene
Boy if we could get the cops for all the times they robbed us in Soundview
Or Sugar Hill
Or Ft.Greene
Just started watching The Blacklist. Didn't know this show was that piff. 
I'm bored lol any quick horror suggestions
Hate to derail thread but wht kjnda tv u coo breh? Are Vizios ok? Samsung is always a go(i think)I just got a new smart tv yesterday...mind you i have a ps4 and im still likethis is what ive been missing lol
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I got a 4k 50" vizio...Netflix has some 4k movies available, and its definitely cool watching things in 4k. I've always been a vizio guy, you get good TV for an affordable price.
DeeezNuts
All Star
Hey breh...i was leaning towards the sony XBR55X850C...wasnt trying drop a stack on a tv...but anyone on here has this tv?
Box Cutta
Bumbling Sidekick
Sorry for getting back to ya so late but if you're still interested...I would maybe check out this movie called The Shrine.
It's bizarre, and a little cheesy...but it's like...completed invested in its storyline and mythos, there is no self-awareness. That can often be the downfall of a horror film, but here, I kind of thought the sincerity worked towards its favor.
Honestly...it has like two good scenes...but those two scenes are very well done, kind of surprising, and genuinely kind of creepy.
Another interesting movie : Pontypool
I thought this had really great exposition and build-up to the weird things happening. It has a nice little mystery element to it; you aren't really certain just what's going on until the characters find out themselves. Pretty much shot entirely in one location, but the lead is very good as a radio shock-jock here.
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I liked pontypool I'll check out the other thanks breh . Did you ever see stakeland ?? I love that movie on NetflixSorry for getting back to ya so late but if you're still interested...I would maybe check out this movie called The Shrine.
It's bizarre, and a little cheesy...but it's like...completed invested in its storyline and mythos, there is no self-awareness. That can often be the downfall of a horror film, but here, I kind of thought the sincerity worked towards its favor.
Honestly...it has like two good scenes...but those two scenes are very well done, kind of surprising, and genuinely kind of creepy.
Another interesting movie : Pontypool
I thought this had really great exposition and build-up to the weird things happening. It has a nice little mystery element to it; you aren't really certain just what's going on until the characters find out themselves. Pretty much shot entirely in one location, but the lead is very good as a radio shock-jock here.
Box Cutta
Bumbling Sidekick
Yeah I thought Stakeland was very well done.
It was one of those movies where, you think it's concept/setting is gonna drag it down under the weight of its associated tropes, but it actually manages to kind of, live beyond it's means, so to speak, by keeping the story relatively simple and a surprising amount of character growth.
Only thing I disliked : How come dude ended up being so close to the girl at the end? Whole movie hints at him getting with the pregnant chick...then at the end he's just like
and is suggested to be with the blonde. I thought that was a little awkward.