[CLOSED] Which films did you see last week (020424 - 021024)

Good Time (2017)

First half is pretty great. Very engrossing and suspenseful with a great performance by Pattinson. It's also well shot and has some good music. The movie starts losing steam towards the end though, and ends rather anticlimactically. The movie also abandons a character about 3/4 in as well, which is a shame as that dynamic was very interesting. Overall I'd still say it's a good movie due to the very strong first half, but the weak ending really lets the film down in what I think could have been a modern classic.

6/10

Emergency (2022)

This one was a bit tricky to rate. For the most part I think it was enjoyable, but tonally it's all over the place. It starts out as a dark comedy, with the final act being more of an emotional drama, along with some heavy handed social commentary. I think there's some good messages in this, but perhaps not implemented as well as they could have been. The movie has some good ideas, some good performances and is surprisingly quite moving at times, but overall I don't think this movie really works as a cohesive piece.

5/10

Black Friday (2021)

A fun premise but one wasted on a really amateurish movie and weak script. It's full of stuff other movies have done better. It has a great cast but fails to do much with them. It also fails to really provide any meaningful commentary you would expect in a movie about zombie black friday shoppers. The special effects were really bad as well, particularly the Laughable. It's watchable and has a few funny parts and Devon Sawa's character is quite fun but that's about it.

3/10

Run Hide Fight (2020)

Another one a bit tricky to rate. I think it's pretty well made and engrossing, but it can be quite upsetting to watch due to the subject matter. I'm not familiar with the lead actress but I was impressed. She's very good in this. The villain I felt was a bit lacking, but I guess he did well with what he had to work with. I didn't recognise the dad to be Thomas Jane until the credits. One issue I have is the scene at the end which was so incredibly cheezy. Once the scene started I pretty much knew where it would likely go but was hoping they wouldn't. Very predictable and eye roll worthy. Otherwise, it's worth a look but can be hard to watch at times.

5/10