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7 years
Reviews
LOLA (2022)
Shocked to see the negative reviews.
A spectacularly good journey; from the deft, light touch of our introduction to the two charmingly unusual, instantly likeable central characters, through the shared joy and wonder of their discoveries, to their painful dilemma and its harsh consequences.
I personally had no issues with the wobbly, handheld style with its breaks and burnouts, but one member of our cinema group said they did find it a bit of a distraction, although not nearly enough to spoil their enjoyment of the film.
The script is crisp and beautifully economical, the performances pitch perfect, the sets and locations provide a perfect backdrop, and the clothes - especially Thom's suits - are stunning.
I can only think the negative reviews here come either from people used to a diet of mass-produced, generic junk (Lola is the polar opposite of that), or those who think because this 'found footage' gem looks so uncannily like a documentary, it should be subject to similar standards of factual and visual clarity.
When I googled 'Lola' to find local showing times, the search engine actually offered me 'Is Lola a real story?' as a question. Really.
I personally had no issues with the wobbly, handheld style with its breaks and burnouts, but one member of our cinema group said they did find it a bit of a distraction, although not nearly enough to spoil their enjoyment of the film.
The script is crisp and beautifully economical, the performances pitch perfect, the sets and locations provide a perfect backdrop, and the clothes - especially Thom's suits - are stunning.
I can only think the negative reviews here come either from people used to a diet of mass-produced, generic junk (Lola is the polar opposite of that), or those who think because this 'found footage' gem looks so uncannily like a documentary, it should be subject to similar standards of factual and visual clarity.
When I googled 'Lola' to find local showing times, the search engine actually offered me 'Is Lola a real story?' as a question. Really.
Bodies (2023)
The beginning deserves a better ending.
I had genuinely high hopes; I'm a big fan of the 'go back in time and change history' brand of sci-fi. And this one appears to tick all the boxes:
an interesting premise, convincing, engaging performances by an eye-catching thoroughbred cast, excellent effects and classy set design / dressing get it all off to a cracking start.
But that's before it descends, so disappointingly, into silly, sickly sentimentality with a crunchy Scroogy topping, via a series of excruciating narrative contortions and plot holes you could fly a 747 through. Shame.
Such a good beginning deserves a much better ending.
But that's before it descends, so disappointingly, into silly, sickly sentimentality with a crunchy Scroogy topping, via a series of excruciating narrative contortions and plot holes you could fly a 747 through. Shame.
Such a good beginning deserves a much better ending.
The Kominsky Method (2018)
An absolute joy!
This is about as good as it gets - Michael Douglas is pitch perfect and Alan Arkin is pure joy. The supporting cast is commensurately awesome; I now believe every urologist should take a course in how to be more like Dani DeVito, and I actually cried laughing at the kegeling in the car scene.
Every episode is gold - can't wait for season 2.
Every episode is gold - can't wait for season 2.