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American Assassin (2017)
Meh
The film starts off with a strong scene that somewhat invests you into the chaos that has happened. But from there, it goes down hill.
I'll start off with Dylan - I did not buy him as Mitch, he didn't seem to play it consistently. Granted, Mitch is grieving but all the sides we see of him - sarcastic, defiant, strong, weak. It all just seemed to me like Dylan wasn't sure how to play it and it turned into a mess. I believe book Mitch Rapp is supposed to be badass and Dylan just didn't show me this. I did not view him as kickass, scary or relentless, but rather just a little boy who is a wannabe. This is just my opinion and I believe if someone else was cast it could've been MUCH better. Even if it was Scott Adkins. I question if Dylan read the books or not? But good on him for giving it a go...
Michael Keaton nailed it as usual. Taylor Kitsch was hit and miss. Sometimes he was God awful, other times descent; but never once did he impress me with his acting. Not as much as Keaton who didn't even look like he was trying (in a good way).
The story was completely Hollywood-ified. It was generic and rushed. I hated it. They were trying to fit in way too much and there was barley any meaning to it, so I did not feel invested into this world or the characters. The action was okay but at times it looked very rehearsed and I didn't see any rawness that I like to see in film fights. The best fight was definitely the one at the end but it still felt rushed. And what was that atrocious CGI?!
Watch this if it's on the TV and you have nothing better to do. Don't be fooled though - the start is brilliant and the rest of the film is not. Nothing special and I hope they don't make another unless they actually look at everything they did wrong. Because American Assassin was a complete mess.
Knights of the Damned (2017)
Well...
Here's the thing. The main/lead actors were god awful. No effort put in and sounded/looked as though they were reading the script for the first time there and then! Maybe they were? Clearly this was a money grab which is a shame because maybe this film could have been something had they put the effort, time but most importantly passion in. A fellow reviewer mentions the "bar scene". Yes, it was pretty awful but I thought the supporting artists (or extras) did a better job than the main cast. In fact, in all the scenes the extras did better. That's saying something. The main actors should be embarrassed of their panto- style acting. Why they were cast, who knows?! The camera work was shoddy and this whole film is offensive to indie film and passionate film makers. I'm only giving it a 4 because I know some (not all) of the extras actually put the work in and cared about the film.
Friend (2017)
Very good for a two minute short film..
Although this short is two minutes long, it smartly packs a punch. The acting is superb, the main girl stole the show and I felt personally swept away into this skate-park?! for 2 minutes. Very clever, well shot and captivating. The audio lacked in places and I wish it was longer and we were given more background to the relationships.. But apart from that, I was entertained and would like to see more.