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Post by masterofallgoons on Oct 29, 2021 15:10:18 GMT
Never seen it always seemed so dumb, and I never really heard a lot of people defending it. But I'm okay with Jeremy Renner, and I like Gemma Arterton a lot. And now, looking at the cast, Peter Stormare, Famke Janssen, and Derek Mears are all the more reason to give it a shot. And I see that the guy who directed the Dead Sno movies directed it. I shouldn't have been so dismissive. It's not high art, that's for sure. But it's a blast. Go in with zero expectations and you should have fun. I think Renner carries it and makes it a legit supernatural action/comedy. With a bad actor, it's probably unwatchable. When we were talking about Brotherhood of the Wolf being this crazy genre mashup that somehow totally works, and then this because of the time, period, and the source material, and then also before with how Van Helsing was such a waste of potential; I thought of The Brothers Grimm. A movie called The Brothers Grimm with that cast and directed by Terry Gilliam should have been great... but it's an unfocused mish mash of genre, tone, and muddled characterization. I think Gilliam was meddled with by the Weinsteins (what a shock) when Dimension took over production duties. Shame. Also, I'm sure I've gone on and on about this in the past, but the best version of all the universal monsters in one thing is Penny Dreadful. That show could have been so good if it was allowed to be after the 2nd season.
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