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Demolition (2015)
Great actors in Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Cooper, everything else is blah
I'm happy that Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't fall in the "teen heartthrob" way of living, his choices of roles are eclectic and he really comes across as a seasoned actor way beyond his age of 35.
I was touched by Chris Cooper, you really felt the depth of his emotions portraying the father losing a child. I loved the line where he says (paraphrasing here): "A child losing parents, they are called orphans, a husband losing a wife, they call him a widow, but a parent losing a child, there is no name for it,..." My heart broke when I heard that, so real and deep.
Otherwise, the movie feels like a "connecting the dots" game, predictable and really annoying with having the little boy struggling with his sexuality too obviously reminiscent of the "C.R.A.Z.Y." movie premise,... That going back in time part was unnecessary.
All in all, the movie is saved by Gyllenhaal and Cooper. Hats off to you sirs!
The Danish Girl (2015)
Should have been a TV movie
I do like Eddie Redmayne, but he needs to work on his range as an actor. That facial twitch and dubious smile he gives are getting tiresome.
I know he can do better, I loved him in "Hick" and "The Theory of Everything",... Eddie, do some contemporary stuff, get outside of your comfort zone.
The story line was not original, the acting for both main characters was fair, but I expected more from a newly minted A-list actor as Redmayne.
Better luck next time!