Gregor Samosa
@watwa.re
Reviews
Not a wasted scene
Perfectly level of explainability and luckily quickly transcends the potential for gimmickiness.
Maybe I was in the wrong mood but it just felt more like one scene after another than a coherent movie. It is not a bad genre film but I remember the first one feeling a bit more new and soulful
Tense, but could have used more runtime to also deliver the punch of the first half in the second
Surprisingly, it takes the character forward and wrestles with all that happens. Not every decision is perfect and the new prestige coat of paint sacrifices some of the original aesthetic, but overall much appreciated (for a fan of the show).
Love for the heart and the quirkiness, unfortunately lost me a bit in the third act, wrt its pace
Captures so many interconnected struggles and their ups and downs, it's hard to put words to it that do it justice
Soulful, longing never getting trite
Puzzling in the right ways. I can’t quite connect all its dots yet but maybe that’s intentional to keep me connected to the protagonists state of mind
I was worried that I’d be 50 shades of corporate but luckily it’s much weirder and more human than that
If you're into a wacky ride then you might love this, I didn't get enough joy density for it to stick
Faithful to the book, though for some reason it read a bit more lighthearted to me. The cast is fantastic, if at times awkward which works in favor of the material. The colors, compositions and Swinton are just gorgeous
Comedy plucked from the deepest wells of my social discomfort. One of the most effective interventions against anxieties. These are your demons, and you should face them
I sobbed, it’s so full of love and grief, with a sensitive yet vibrant cinematography
Watching the protagonist wallow was not always easy but it was offset by a charming, almost ethereal, cast around him. It pains me to say how much I could relate
It's a bit dumb, stuffed and all over the place yet entertaining in its more thrilling scenes and its choice of international locations
Didn’t age super gracefully in sensibilities, and can’t have ever been great wrt cinematography nor acting. Still enough in there in terms of weirdness, specificity and slights of hands that I did not get bored of it at all
Seductive, thrilling, surprisingly grounded, stellar cast
A lovely combo of a popcorn secret agent show without falling too much into the genre trappings of supreme evil, instead trading it for organizational incompetence and more banal forms of evil, with the good guys being too blue eyed to play politics
Not the typical court room drama juror situation, leaves you with questions about justice. A bit safe and bland in its visuals.
Painful but necessary, I wish we didn’t live in the past
The vibes felt very Sicario-but-Nazis, brooding with minimalist intensity. The characters related and struggled in a way that really clicked for me
Cute gimmick, but doesn’t grow the more interesting ideas it touches, instead staying with the more predictable Hankskitsch
Heart in the right place, but chemistry between characters is lacking, writing just about entertaining
I was transfixed throughout the whole (long) runtime. An honest raw epic, a trip that transcends moments and places
If you don’t think about it, there’s fun to be had in the premise and the performances
I watched it fairly late but it has aged majestically and still holds up great. Amazing setting, vibes, pacing 🧑🏼‍🍳💋
A spiritual journey which's themes resonate with me more than its specific historical religious backdrop
Rarely have I been more excited about the Old Testament
Fuck the haters, media gets better when it’s self aware and this started an interesting development for a kid movie franchise about space wizzards
