kochr-527-511552 Reviews

The Kid Detective (2020)

The Script Could Have Used Another Draft

[6/10 · 4 June 2021]

I admire movies that are not afraid to intertwine dry comedy with dark subject matter. It's a very difficult line to walk and this movie does it well. However, the climax left a lot to be desired. There were a lot more interesting routes the writer/director could have took to make the reveal of the climax more suspenseful visually. Instead of leaving a bread crumb trail for the audience to put the pieces together, he just tells us everything through dialogue. I left this movie feeling underwhelmed but the final scene really did well conveying the overall message.

6.5/10.

What Did Jack Do? (2017)

What more do you want?

[9/10 · 21 January 2020]

It's Lynch at his silliest. If anything, this is the opposite of pretentiousness. You can't help but laugh at the ridiculous nature of what's unfolding in front of you. Lynch, as a detective, interrogating a suspect, a talking Monkey. All of the dialogue is purposefully delivered with cliche gusto. It's short, it's sweet, and it even has a song at the end. There's no much to digest and you're not going to ask what it's all about when it's over. Just enjoy the ride- for Lynch has graced us with another surreal work of (art).