What Films did You Watch Last Week (20/05 - 26/05) CLOSED

First Time Viewing:

Bulworth (1998, Warren Beatty)
It has its moments, mostly when Beatty cuts loose and starts rapping, but the somewhat hackneyed plot tends to get in the way of the message (which by the way isn’t particularly deep or complex) and there is zero chemistry between Beatty and Halle Berry, the latter giving a rather uninspired and bland performance. – 6/10

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, Dan Trachtenberg)
I wasn’t the biggest fan of the original Cloverfield, but I decided to take a chance on this one. Unlike the original this has an actual plot and for the first two thirds it works quite well, but the finale seems tacked on and is a bit disappointing. – 7/10

The Devil Rides Out (1968, Terence Fisher)
I’ve read the Denis Wheatley novel this was based on years ago. As far as I recall this follows the book quite closely. Not really scary by today’s standards, but still well-made. – 7/10

TV:

Legion Season 1
The first episode is genius, after that it does get a tad more conventional. There is also the occasional episode that feels like filler. Still perhaps the smartest Marvel show so far, even though I’ve heard it goes downhill in Season 2. – 8/10

Repeat Viewing:

Joy Ride (2001, John Dahl)
I used to like this better when I was younger and less cynical and jaded, but it’s still clean good fun as long as you don’t expect a gory horror movie. – 7/10

State Of Grace (1990, Phil Joanou)
One of my favourite gangster movies. It has Gary Oldman’s best role and his character’s death always gets to me. – 10/10