kate-alexandria Reviews

The Sinner (2017–2021)

First 2 seasons are great, season 3 is just badly written

[7/10 · 28 June 2020]

I agree with most of the reviews here: the first two seasons are great, though the 3rd season is not really that terrible. I liked the concept and the story, but it was so badly written that it just failed to get its intended message across.

Season 1 (Cora) was so intense and perhaps one of the best series I have seen this year. Season 2 (Julian) was also really good; not as intense as the story of Cora but still quite gripping with very interesting characters. Season 3 (Jamie) on the other hand was just a missed opportunity. Jamie would have been a very complex character but the script was just so poor that it trivialized him as this uninteresting guy having an existential crisis who ends up killing some people. There was not enough depth to the story to make viewers empathize with him, which I believe it should have done because I'm pretty sure Jamie's thoughts are actually relatable to many people dealing with mental health issues. Instead, the script just let him ramble on and on without enough context of what led him to think the way he did, thus giving the viewers no reason to care about this guy at all. All that being said, I still finished the season and I would not call it a waste of time. The underlying story itself is compelling and I wish it would be re-made but with better writers.

Leap! (2016)

Great animation, horrible music

[7/10 · 27 May 2020]

I didn't mind the cliche story; the animation was beautiful, fun and very enjoyable to watch. But man, WTF was that soundtrack?? I wish I did not hate all those songs so much and perhaps I would have loved this movie.

Loving Vincent (2017)

Literally a passion project

[10/10 · 30 May 2018]

This film was indeed made straight from the heart of whoever conceived this idea and the 125 artists who painstakingly handpainted its 65,000 frames. It is without a doubt so visually stunning and on top of that, the cinematography and storyline is actually great. Every scene is well thought out, even the voice acting is impeccable, and overall it is just an incredible piece of art, which also happens to be about one of the greatest artists in history. 30 years from now I am looking forward to showing this to my grandchildren. 10/10!

Mortdecai (2015)

Hilarious; don't believe those hipsters and their high standards

[7/10 · 5 February 2015]

Seriously, I can't believe how upset people are with this movie; I couldn't even breathe anymore as I walked out of the theater after laughing a lot! Yeah the jokes are stupid, the acting is over-the-top, the story isn't that brilliant and there isn't any deep sh*t plot twist but really, who watches comedy and expect something that will make them contemplate about life??? In terms of entertainment, this movie certainly delivers... Unless of course you're a frigging hipster who can't appreciate any movie that doesn't f*ck your brains out. Come on, Birdman for instance received a lot of good feedback but it's not that funny -- it's just deep. And artsy. It seems the trend these days; if a movie's storyline is plain enough for the layman to understand, these know-it-all guys will say it's horrible, waste of time, blah blah...

There's a lot of movies far worse than this and I don't understand all the hate on this one; probably because it stars Johnny Depp (who was amazing as always, by the way) and they just expect too much. Whatever! Loosen up, guys!