pg-cONE Reviews

Scoop (2024)

Well-intentioned but underwhelming

[5/10 · 5 April 2024]

This movie is perhaps meant to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the BBC, especially the Newsnight programme, and show why journalism matters. But it didn't quite hit the mark, lacking the passion and grit we saw in the cracking movie 'She Said'.

The important story gets overshadowed as they try to make it more entertaining than hard-hitting.

While the intentions were decent, the movie doesn't go deep enough into what real journalism involves and the challenges the industry faces in chasing truth. It ends up feeling a bit underwhelming and surface-level when it could've packed more of a punch.

Not bad, but doesn't quite nail that gripping, thought-provoking experience you'd want from a film tackling such a weighty topic.

Greyhound (2020)

I wanted to love Greyhound, but it won't let me

[4/10 · 17 July 2020]

The movie is technically just borderline ok. It's all studio filmed and therefore lacks authenticity of people being on a ship, at sea. It felt too much that I was on set watching the actors as the shots are almost always too close to give wider "sea" context. The CGI is PS4 quality. Soundtrack and sound effects are underwhelming.

The dialogue is navy technical and sometimes you have no understanding of what they are expressing. 40% of the film is sailors repeating orders. The movie is certainly a golden gem for Navy veterans who understand what it's about.

Zero character bond or development. Very difficult to be empathic/care for them. One sided movie with less than 1% German presence in the film.

It's 90 minutes wasted, yet it feels like if it was longer, it could have been better developed.

This movie is not worthy of being a major theatrical movie nor a premium Apple TV+ movie. A disappointment.