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The Commuter (2018)
Unfinished product with A list actors
I love my Liam Neeson movies as much as everyone else. This movie was no different until the first fight scene (midway through movie) which looked like it was written, filmed, and edited in about 5 minutes. Seriously, one of the worst. The movie went downwards from there only to recover with the apex of the movie when we find out who Prin actually is and what she knows.
The movie becomes very predictable at that point and leaves us disappointed after all the buildup. I'm still going to give it a 7 because Liam was great as usual, Vera nailed her part, and the last scene makes everyone happy.
Ross Kemp Return to Afghanistan (2009)
Best Afghanistan War Documentary Series
I'll make this short and sweet.
Both of Ross Kemp's "In Afghanistan" and "Return to Afghanistan" are by far the best two documentary series made on the war in Afghanistan. The series bring you straight to the front line with amazing combat footage as well as intelligently-timed interviews with soldiers and Afghans. The combination of the two gives us a complete perspective of what is happening and what the people involved think about what is happening in Afghanistan.
Ross' commenting makes scenes vastly easier to understand, especially when the camera crew can't pick up what some soldiers are saying in the midst of an intense battle. I also feel the need to say how smart it was of Ross to focus on the soldiers, and not to debate whether the war is right or wrong like so many other documentaries. This allows Ross to focus on what's important and it makes for something that is widely unique.
The footage itself is great quality compared to most of the documentaries you'll find on YouTube which makes for a enjoyable viewing experience.
I tip my hat to everyone behind the making of these series and want to give special thanks to all our troops who make sacrifices on a daily basis for all of us at home. And to all those who have honorably given their life in the line of duty, we shall never forget.
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Uneventful 95% of the Time
I'll try to make this short and sweet. The beginning of the movie did had me interested with the interrogating scene. When this same interrogation was going on 15 minutes later I was not impressed. No wonder this movie is 2.5 hours long; they drag on every scene just long enough so you don't say "screw it" and turn off the movie altogether. For the next 2 hours I silently begged to see a scene with some real action. The director does a great job of teasing you with an odd explosion here and there, a few bullets to change it up, but nothing that gets your heart pumping.
Now with all that said, you really do feel the desire that Maya has to catch Bin Laden throughout the entire film; especially after her newly found friend dies in a suicide bombing. The other characters just seem to be "there" and you never really develop interest for them.
The last half hour or so of the movie is what I watched this movie for: the reenactment of SEAL team 6 infiltrating Bin Laden's house and putting an end to his life. This part of the movie should have been a movie on its own because it was nothing like the previous 2 hours. It was action packed, exciting, nerve wrecking and it felt like you were there with SEAL team 6 taking the big guy out. Without this last segment I would have rated this movie a solid 3/10.
I would recommend this movie to others, but I would definitely forewarn them about the long delay until the real action starts.