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I love twisted films so I had my blast with this one. Even if some twists are really way above the writers heads but it was fun nevertheles.

I dont think it is one of Matthew Vaughn's strongest efforts as he lost himself a bit within all the turns.

Also an improvement could have been the casting of the leading lady: Bryce Dallas Howard is not the strongest actress, she can be fine if the perfect material is gven to her that doesnt require her to add something to it, but this was the case here. I think a better skilled actress would have raised the overall quality of the film much better.

Sam Rockwell was good as usual but I had the impression towards the end of the film he got a bit bored. I liked Bryan Cranston and Catharine O'Hara who obviously had a lot of fun with their roles. I think there was also a lot of wasted potential though, mostly in the waste of Samuel L. Jackson and Ariana DeBose.

Anyway a good soundtrack, nice action scenes, good portion of crude humour and a semi-animated cat made this worthwhile in the end. Just far away from a masterpeice and I dobut the foreseen franchise will happen.

Now this was a bombastic sequel to an already very good film but this beats the original. Especially in regards of story telling as I found the story in this installment far more compelling as in the first one, which know feels like a Prologue to a fantastic cinamtic experience.

I have never read the book so I cannot compare it, but in terms of writing and especially directing this one is a milestone of SciFi cinema.

I also though some of the performances improved. Timothée Chalamet was great, especially in the second half. Zendaya also had much more to do than in the first part and delivers a wonderful performance. Javier Bardem was great and I also liked that his role was way extended. Good support by Rebecca Furgeson and Josh Brolin. I loved Christopher Walken in his bit role who really did the best he could with the limited role he had and it was amazing. Florence Pugh was also fine, although a little bit wasted. Last but certainly not leased there was this tour de force performance by Austin Butler who was absolutely menacing. He put so much energy into that role and developed one of the scariest villains of the last years. Definitely the best performance in the film and one performance people will still talk about in years. Autin Butler did it again! Bravo!

Technically the film is undoubtly brilliant, from the cinemtography, over the visual effects to the great score and absolutely fantastic sound. All masters of their craft! A needed milestone in cinema!

Trgic and absolutely well done movie. I really enjoyed the one setting location and the way the film was drafted and directed. It is really a though proviking drama. Sometimes maybe a bit too cartoonish and too cliched but you can easily forgive this if you look at the complete essence of the film.

There is no doubt that Brendan Fraser gives one of the best performances of the year and probbly the best of his career. It is the best example of a come back performance. Welcome back Mr. Fraser. I just wished Hollywood hadnt ignored your great talent the past years!

He nailed the role, he got my emotional captivted for the whole time and I just hoped all the time he would get the redemption his character deserves.

Hong Chau was fantastic as well. She really stood out even in scenes with Fraser she was able to own the screen and that is something to really point out, given how amazing Fraser was. I liked how natural she was and that she created a real character out of this.

The weakest link was unfortunately Sadie Sink. As great as she was on Stranger Things, as disappointing she was here. I dont think she understood her character's depth and played it like a spoiled brat. Which it was. But Sink didnt allow us to look beneath the surface and thats a shame. I also think thats where Darren Aronofsky failed a bit in his direction. As great as he developed Fraser and Chau, it seemed he did not care for his other supporting characters that much. Especially Sink. But also Samantha Morton was sometimes overacting and cringy.

Ty Simpkins was fine, I think he was the only one who could break out of his stereotype.

The score was great, the screenplay was great and the message was great. I did love the ending, not all of it, but the way it ended was just killing me. Great job. Great movie. A must see.

I think I am one of the very few people who really loved this and got emotionally very engaged to it. Yes it is inferior to "The Father" but that was to be expected as "The Father" was one of the true masterpieces of the last years. This is more conventional and straight forward.

I have read many reviews of people complaining it is not depicting mental illness correctly or at least very shallow and cliched. I cannot judge that as I never experienced mental illness and to me it appeared to be very believable, Other complained that it is not out of the perspective of the son but of the father, well that makes sense. Because the film is less about mental illness as such but rather how it is handled by a parent. And it is about a generation conflict, the father wants to be a better father than his own father was. Ever thought that the title of The Son is not referring to the kid but rather to Hugh Jackman's character? He plays a son who had a bad childhood, who blames his father for a lot of things and whose father is not regretting any of it. Now he is in the position to face a challenge with his own kid and tries to be a better father than his own father. But as he never got affection, understanding and probably love as a son himself, it is hard for him to forward these emotions to his own kid who has serious issues that are therefor difficult to handle for Jackman's character.

This is how I interpret the film and title, and I think due to bad marketing that got lost in many audiences perspectives.

I loved Hugh Jackman who gave a tremendous performance. One of his career best for sure. He has many layers of emotions to go through and his final scenes are simply devastating. Surely deserves more attention than he received. Laura Dern is servevable as always. A good performance, not truly outstanding, but nails it nevertheless. Vanessa Kirby had the more interesting role and therefor was able to show more facettes due to the conflict she goes through. Anthony Hopkins appears in a small but very memorable and effective role. Great work again that shows his fantastic range (He plays to Grandfather characters this year that couldn't e more different .- see Armageddon Times).

Last but not least we have Zen McGrath. Many people complained about his performance. I dont get this. I thought he was fantastic and really captured the essence of his role. He did make me care for his character and his well-being. I was really attached to him and that proves that his performance worked perfectly for me. Dont understand the bashing.

Besides the fantastic ensemble acting we also have a very solid direction by Florian Zeller. He builds up tension effectively and takes his time for his characters. Great job again. The screenplay was great, too. I dont get the criticism there either. I think people were expecting too much for a second "The Father" and were disappointed that this was taking a completely different and more straight forward direction.

Heartwratching, powerful, tragic and one of the best films of the year 2022. Just incredible what an achievement this is and the film needs to be seen by the world. Its a film about loneliness, friendship, loss, grief and most importantly suppressed feelings. Its so rich in what it says and in what it is about.

The acting is simply incredible. Especially if you realize the two kids had their first time appearances. Eden Dambrine gives one of the very best performances of the year and beats out many Hollywood heavy weight actors for this. He is so natural. His expressions so impressive. What he does with his eyes is simply mesmerizing. There is so much he does in his most silent moments. A lot of actors can learn from that.

Gustav De Waele is also fantastic. There is one particular scene that rips out your heart and turns it apart. Great job. But the entire cast is amazing and the film proves to be one of the best ensemble acting achievements of the year. From the adult part Emilie Dequenne is the best. Her performance grows scene by scene.

The screenplay is amazing. The direction by Lukas Dhont absolutely great, the way he builds up everything is just great, Wonderful score.

I dont want to tell too much so the twist is not given away, Knowing as less as possible is the best. You will be surprised.

A nicely ambitious film about an interesting era of Hollywood that was never visible in their films of that time.

Its a film from a cinema lover to cinema lovers and while we had similar projects like this during the year (The Fabelmans, The Offer) this one is the most different wildest and in many ways bravest.

There are unfortunately issues with it. I wasnt fond of the direction by Damien Chazelle, as his direction was all over the place. The film never really knew what it wanted to be: Comedy? Drama? Thriller? Romance?

There were many segments that could have easily reduced the very long running time of 3 hours and increased the quality of the film. Generally editing was another issue. There are so many meaningless moments in the film when the camera films steady on a face or item without reason.

But there are many goods as well. First of all the film had probably my favorite final scene of any movie this year. Very well done and surprising in a way too. The acting was very solid. Margot Robbie was great, I think I would have loved Emma Stone, the original choice, even better, but Robbie added something very raw to it what Stone probably wouldn't have been capable to do. In a weaker year for female performance she could have easily stabbed an Oscar nomination for this. Brad Pitt was absolutely outstanding and gives one of his best and most nuanced performances. He is very underrated for this turn as there are many ways this character could have been played and Pitt chose the right one. Great performance, funny and tragic. Jean Smart was very good too, I especially loved her monologue. Was not the biggest fan of Tobey Maguire as he overacted his role too much. And last but certainly not least Diego Calva is a fantastic discovery and I am looking forward to see more of him. He really carried a huge junk of the film on his own shoulders.

The music was great, the cinematography fantastic, the production design absolutely top notch. So yeah, if Damien Chazelle would have put more focus on it, (for example like The Offer, which was a brilliant example of a film( well miniseries) about filmmaking) , he would have made a masterpiece. Now its still a solid film worth to see. Expect the unexpected.

A rollercoaster of emotions with a tremendous performance by Andrea Riseborough. It really is one of the best performances of the year and will most liklely (but hopefully not) end up as one of the most underrated performances. I really liked the energy Riseborough pushed into her character. At first you would think she straight out overacts but this was just one facette of this very complicated but extremly natural character. She really was great and showed off all her acting strengths.

The rest of the cast was good too. We have Allison Janney in a smaller role who is okay but has one fantastic scene towards the ending.

I really loved Marc Maron. Not only becuase he had such a warm and sympahtic character, but also becuase he pulled it off so well and put so much heart into it. A great performance that deserves a shoutout.

Other than that there was not a single bad performance. Its a very good character study and thanks to a great direction really pulls all the strings that are needed. Surprisingly atmospheric too in a way, at least it felt like you can touch and feel that area it takes place and its characters.

A very intersting adaptation of a great and intriguing story. I liked it. It had several lengths but I am very happy it took its time to tell the story and really focus on the characters. In that way it is something very rare and old fashioned becuase nowadays movies either focus on character or on plot, rarely on both in such a detailed way. This one manages both. Add some "Sleepy Hollow" atmosphere to it and you get a very nice gothinc thriller full of highlights. I really loved the ending as I did not see that coming. The acting was generally great. You cant go wrong with Christian Bale who was once again fantastic in the lead. At first a very subtle performance that becomes a rollercoaster of emotions. Well done. The true standout for sure was Harry Melling. He perfectly embodied the pain, the weirdness and the smarts of Edgar Allen Poe. Melling truly went a long way from Harry Potter's chubby and annyoing little cousin to this masterful performance. I hope he gets ther respect he deserves and although he is widely ignored for this performance, although he deserves awards attention, I am sure in the future we will see more of similiar greatness of him. I wasnt a fan of Gillian Anderson who overacted here and Charlotte Gainsburgh was sadly wasted. Toby Jones gave a decent support performance and it was a nice pleasure to see Timothy Spall and especialy Robert Duvall in minor roles.

The look and feel was very authentic and realistic. Extremly atmospheric and beautifully photographed. I loved Howard Shore's powerful score and all this rounds it up to an intesrting , creepy mystery thriller. Well done Scott Cooper!

A biopic of Steven Spielberg directed by Steven Spielberg, actually nothing can go wrong because he knows the best what his life looked like, what inspired him to become THE director he became and of course telling what he wants to tell. If that story or plot is cinematic gold doesnt need to be a priority in this case. There is not much of a plot, its truly a coming of age story of a boy who follows his dreams and a boy who gets influenced by a lot of people in his sorroundings to fulfill this very dream.

Its really a beautiful piece of cinema and one of the best films this year. Steven Spielberg gives us a very intimate look into his own soul and life. A master of his craft and this movie just adds to his legacy which is kind of ironic but just as it is supposed to be.

The acing is tremendous and some of the best ensemble work in any Spielberg film. Newcomer Gabriel LaBelle is the newcomer of the year. He really nails the role and gives it the right amount of heart and soul. He came the character. Great work of this young actor and surely worthy of any kind of awards attention. Michelle Williams is also great. I was not the biggest fan of her character who sometimes appeared to be annoying but I liked how Williams mixed this with the other character traits to make this character appealing after all. It was surely not an easy role as on paper I think it was not a very likable character on first sight, or lets say its a very difficult character to like but still a character with the heart at the right spot. Williams brought this effectively on screen.

I did prefer Paul Dano though. He had the less showier part but most of it happened with his expressions and quiet moments. Its a fantastic performance by Dano who keeps being great and versatile. I also loved Judd Hirsch's brief role where he completey commanded the screen and of course David Lynch's cameo is something to remember. Seth Rogen was okay but I felt they could have fleshed out his role more. John Williams last Spielberg score (most likely) is a very subtle and beautiful piece of music. I loved the cinematography and general look. On one hand a very un-Spielberg film but on the other hand just as recognizable as any other. Pure cinematic magic.

The return to Pandora almost felt like wild life documentary of that very planet. The problem was the lack of a good script. While James Cameron is not the best writer, he at least could present a decent plot for the first part.

Here he more emphasized on natrure, lots of characters and... water, his favorite element.

But to be honest, the way he presents us his Pandora documentary is just tremendous. I have never ever seen better visual effects in my entire life. This is I think as good as it can get. The characters were absolutely 100% photo realistic. The cinematography is pitch perfect and so is the score.

Performance wise it improved a little bit from the first part. I really, really liked Zoe Sladana this time, especially in the second half she performed marvelously. Sure there is still overacting, which was a bothering factor of the first part, but it actually fits her character perfectly. I also like that Sam Worthington took some acting lessons since the first part as his performance had more edge this time and slightly improved. Love the way they brought Sigourney Weaver back and her performance was really great as well. Also Stephan Lang was not as one diemensional as the last time he visited Pandora. I also liked most of the kids. Kate Winslet was sadly underused and there is also part of her storyline that causes some problems with the screenplay, especially at the end. And like her character some come and go without any reason. I guess that will be more concluded in the next installments. Anyway for sure one film to see on the silver screen and a great blockbuster to end the year with. I preferred the first one though.

A beautiful, sad and funny movie about the loss of friendship and what can cause this in a person. It is a very rich film that deserves all the applause it receives and it is a pure masterclass of acting.

The funny thing is that it seems like Martin McDonagh made kind of a prequel to "In Bruges" with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson portraying similiar characters (yet in different circumstances) and show off the same dynamic. It feels like the film portrays the great-grand parents of those two In Bruges' characters. The environment of course is different and extremly unique in its own way. Colin Farrell surely gives one of his greatest performances and this is the film he will most likely be remembrered forever for. He was brave to show all kind of different emotions that he hesitated to show most of his film career. Brendan Gleeson is simply terrific. Finally he gets the recoginition he is overdue for a long time already. Its such an interesting character and constantly unpredictable. Then you have Barry Keoghan who hits the final straw of becoming one of the respected actors of his career. He really has the most tragic charaxcter of all and he masters it marvelously next to the two more famous actors besides him. Kerry Condon also gives an extremly beautiful performance full of strengths. From that perspective the film is already a winner but then we also have a very well balanced direction by Martin McDonagh and an extremly well drafted screenplay by him. Thi sin addition to a fantasic cinematography and great score makes this film a true masterpiece of the year. The ending was a bit bleak but I think that will grow on me on future encounters with the film.

Truely one of the best of the year.

It was a solid anti slavery action thriller. I liked the concept which appeared to be a more serious concept version of Django Unchained and a mix between the Tarantino classic and 12 Years a Slave.

Antoine Fuqua presented his own film and thats what I liked about it, he did not try to copy the famous two classics but made something on his very own. In recent Academy Award winner Will Smith he found a fantstic actor (who ironically was a front runner for the Django Unchained lead ) who gives a strong, brave and powerful performance . The type of performance itself is compareable to Lenoardo DiCaprio in "The Revenant". Its an extremly phyiscal role and while DiCaprio famously fought a bear, we see Will Smith fighting an alligator. But Smith does great from the beginning to the end and once again delivers one of his finest performances. The other cast member worth to mention is Ben Foster who gave a silent and very menacing performance that goes right under your skin. He has a fantastic monologue in the middle of the film. One of the best supporting performances I have seen this year so far.

While I loved those two performances I was a bit let down by the film in general. It has fantastic action and battlefield scenes, but becomes quickly very monotone which causes certain lenghts, especially in the mid section of the film. I think they could have worked a bit longer in the editing room to speed up the pacing. Also while there are some great shots by cinematographer Robert Richardson, I found the film too dark and grey for its own sake.

Still worth to see, not the classic I was anticipating.

Good journalism investigation drama of a still very vivid story that matters as much as it always mattered.

It was a brave move to bring out a movie as detailed and obvious at this time already , but it was also the absolutely right timing for this.

I liked how Maria Scharder approached the story and characters, mainly focusing on facts rather than dramatizing them for the sake of a storytelling. And it is rich enough to make an exciting film thanks to the great screenplay.

The acting is also good, delivering one of the best ensemble performances of the year. First of all Carey Mulligan is great in her role, which is no where supporting so this is one of the biggest category frauds this year. But Mulligan convinces with her eager and strengths and she is able to add a lot to her character that was not written.

The film is also further proof that Zoe Kazan deserves to have more acting gigs. She is great and truely embodied her character well.

Patricia Clarkson and Samantha Morton give nice and memorable supporting performances. I really liked the score and that the decision to use real-life recordings and statements of real life actors and victims , be it present in the film as themselves (Ashely Judd) or on the phone (Gwyneth Paltrow). Nice creative decision that adds a lot to the already existing realism of the film.

The film started out very strong and nicely twisted in a certain way but towards the end became a bit slow and repeative.

I loved Viola Davis in the leading role who gave literarily a very powerful performance, not only physically but also emotionally. Great and original career turn by her. Proof of not being a fantastic actress but also a true action heroine.

The rest of the cast did well, too. Thuso Mbedu gives one of the most intersting new comer performances of the year. She surely will have a nice career ahead. John Boyega also proves to develope into a fine actor. I loved the score and the general look. The action sequenzes were wonderfully choreographed and there lies a lot of depths into the film.

It surely is the Viola Davis show but there are more great outings. Not a perfect film but can easily hold itself against the typically male-driven historical epics.

Danielle Deadwyler cannot be ignored this year. What a powerhouse performance that goes right under your skin.

It is such an important, tragic and sheer unbelievable story that finally found its way to the screen and to a broader audience. Injustice in its purest and a shame to mankind. This was realistically and perfectly brought on screen by director Chinonyne Chukwu who did great things with this film. Really not hiding to show uncomfortable things and pure emotions. The screenplay was excellently drafted and therefor easy to keep the attention of the audience through the whole film.

Besides Danielle Deadwyler's performance of a lifetime you will spot other fantastic perforamnces. First of all young Jalyn Hall in the role of Emmett Till really was able to capture the pure essence of his character and naturally brought it ons creen. Franie Faison is always great if he gets the right material and I loved Whoopi Goldberg in her brief performance. She did not have much dialogue but everything was working through her experessions. The best performance besides Deadwyler is a very underrated performance that hopefully will not stay that way: John Douglas Thompson. His confrontation wtih Marmie and also his Trial scenes were simply perfect. Nueanced emotions that gave me constant shivers. Hopefully Thompson will be regarded for this great work he did in such a minor but very important role.

Really an emotional rollercoaster and a must see!

Quite a triumph and the return of the Satire. The film is separated in three chapters. The first chapter seems a bit off compared to the rest but it makes total sense in context. The film lives from a triangle of aspects: The humor, the strong message and vomitting, no kidding, the twists. Rounded up with great acting all around. It really has a strong social message, you could say that director Ruben Östlund rubs it too much into your face but thats not the case, thats what I think is satire all about. I really liked what it tried to say and how the message was pulled forward. The performances were all around great. Hard to determine a stand out but if I have to its most likely Dolly De Leon, especially in the third act. But you also have wonderful performances by Woody Harrelson, who was hilarious, as well as Harris Dickinson and the late Charbi Dean. The screenplay was fantastic and stands out in year full of great original screenplays. The direction fantastic and the camera work very effective and interesting. A very though provoking film. I was just not the biggest fan of the ending but the rest is truly great and worth to see. Don't mind the long running time, although its very dialogue based, I thought it was extremely entertaining.

Its a very solid and inspiring coming of age story, even if it is not the most origianl movie, it still goes straight to the heart and has important topics. James Gray stays true to his immigrant theme and packs it to his own childhood memories of growing up in Queens.

The performances are very good. Finally Anne Hathaway turns into a wonderful performance again and chose the right project. So far one of the best supporting performances of the year because she nicely plays against character in a very grown up performance.

Anthony Hopkins gives a beautiful warm performance and is the heart and solul of this movie. Again, the master actor turns into an award worthy performance and proves that he still got it. Its nice to see him in that environment and one of the most heartwarming grandfather performances of the recent years. I loved Jeremy Strong because it was a very difficult performance he mastered wonderfully. He plays this brutally strict father but who has still good motives and the heart at the right spot. To portray that believably and avoiding that audiences hate him was truely a difficult task that he mastered excellently. Last but certinaly not least we have Banks Repeta who gives one of the best kids performances of the year so far. Really nicely nuanced and absolutely on the spot. Generally a great ensemble work that lives from a wonderful screenplay.

Interesting and captivating Mystery Drama with strong visuals, an intersting storytelling and very good performances.

I really liked the intimate look at the situation, really nicely directed by Sebastian Lelio. He uses warm colors for a very cold atmosphere which was an intersting creative decision that wonderfully paid off.

Florence Pugh once again turns into a good and and controlled performance. She really can do every genere believably.

The girl Kila Lord Cassidy was also good in her difficult role. Ciaran Hinds and Toby Jones delivered great support, although quite wasted compared to their acting strentgts.

Great landscape, fantastic cinematography and an uncomfortable score make this a really good take on the question of faith, morality and trust.

I liked it. The beginnign and ending was a bit werid but intersting if you put it into perspective.

It was an intersting character study with some great performances. What I missed was kind of a red-line throughout the film. There was not much of a plot but rather very character focussed. Which is not a bad thing at all, but if you consider a character based movie I think it is important to make some actions and motivations of that character clear to the audience. It was not always clear to me why Lydia Tár was this cold-hearted person as she was portrait.

It is a very dialogue driven film, with some really incredible dialogue work I give Todd Field all applause for this part. The leading performance by Cate Blanchett was as expected absolutely fantastic and truely worhty of awards recognition. The rest of the cast most specifically Sophia Kauer and Nina Hoss were also great. The score and general look and feel absolutely good.

In the essence I would say it is a movie you can respect and appreciate more than you can emotionally get invested in and in the end "love".

For sure a MUST see if you love strong performances and in the end it is an intersting take about the on-going cancel-culture we all are living in.

One of the rawest and most intesense war movies of the last years. I think no film since Saving Private Ryan brought us close to the brutality of war as this one did.

It shows how senseless war is and always was and puts a menacing stamp on that.

The acting was very good. I really liked Felix Kammerer in the leading role. Really a great performance of a promising actor. The best performance in my opinion came from Albrecht Schuch who really went beyond with his character. Should defiitely be up for awards considertion this year. Fingers crossed. Daniel Brühl also shined in a supporting role.

The technical aspects of this film are tremendous and I really hope they will find the deserved respect come awards seasons. It really can measure with any big hollywood production easily and probably delivers more realistic eye candy and production value.

All in all a great anti-war film that really deserves to be seen. Unbelievable that thos events are already 100 years ago... or shall I saay.... only 100 years ago?....

I really liked it a lot. Andrew Dominik showed us the dark side of Marilyn Monroe simply becuase nobody dared to do this before and there was (for sure) a dark side of her. I liked how he portrayed Monroe as two differnt characters that try to allign with each other. Ana de Armas perfeclty portrayed this rollercoaster of emotions. Showed us a pitch perfect - by the standards - Marilyn and her alter ego Norma Jean perfectly in ambiance. She truly gave one of the best performances I have seen all year and hopefully will get the deserved attnetion coming awards season for it.

I do no understand all the scandal buzz around that film as there was not really anything scandalous about it execpt that it showed us the probably most famous Hollywood icon in a completely different light.

The only thing you can blame Andrew Dominik for is that he still did not let us as close to Marilyn as I hope it would be. Yes he gave us a different version of that known personaity however we never felt close to her. But i guess this might have been intentionally. Because can you be close to such an icon and legend - to the symbol of Hollywood?

The length of the film did not bother me at all - in fact I was afraid a bioic that long that just focuses on one person could have lenghts. Not this one. I was captued to the screen the whole time, thanks to the perfect performances by Ana de Armas but also the creative technical decisions that were chosen. Fantastic cinemtography and score, linked with a very intersting editing.

All in all the experiment worked out in my opinion.

One of the most creative and revolutionary movies in years. Usually I am not the biggest fan of surreal or experimental movies that completely go wild. But this one worked brilliantly. It was the mix of dark humor and the film not taking itself too seriously in some dimensions(....) but taking it seriously in the right ones. Its a fantastic screenplay and one that will be hard to beat this year for sure. Seriously I dont know on what substances the writers were but it was the right mixture.

The acting was outstanding as well. Michelle Yeoh has never been better and for a veteran actress like her that says a lot. I really hope she gets her dues this year. A great discovery was Stephanie Hse, who surely will go her way after this film. A great supporting performance that is memorable on many different levels. It was great to see Ke Huy Quan return with to the movie world with a bang like this. Many remember him as Short Round or Data in some very famous 80s classics. He turns into a very versetaile and demanding performance as well and manages those challenges fantastically. Last but not least there is Jamie Lee Curtis who obvioulsy had a lot of fun playing her role and puts a lot of energy into it. She was great, as she played against character. Sometimes a bit too cartoonish, but then again... thats the character.

The cinematography, the score and especially the editing were top notch and make this a visual masterpiece. It works on so many layers and the re-watch factor is very high as well. I did not expect that I will love this movie is much as I did. Glad there is still braverty in the movie work to produce a wild ride of creativity like this.

A nerve wretching survival and rescue thriller by Ron Howard. I liked a lot that the usual sentimentality Howard puts into that genere is missng here and it was rather a very factual and rough film with much less manipulative elements than you would usually expect from him.

Some cuts were strange, and although I understand that if he had shown more detail, then it would have ended up being a miniserie, but still it was not the best edited film.

The acting was solid. Viggo Mortensen and Colin Farrell both turned into very good performance, that were phyiscally more demanding than from an acting perspective but I liked how they developed their characters nd gave them special traits, especially Mortensen succeded with that.

Joel Edgerton also gives nice support.

There were many creative decisions Howard took for the film like not showing the kids, after entering the cave, until it was clear they are alive ( I dont consider this is a spoiler, as everybody knows that fact).

It was also not overlong as you were permanently on the edge of the seat , even knowing the outcome, it was still thrilling. Especially those claustrophobic diving sequences. All in all a great film with a lot of value and certainly one that deserves to be seen and pays justice to the real live events.

My most anticipated movie of the last years. Especially when it was announced that my childhood heroes Grant, Sattler and Malcolm are coming back for it. So I was pumped.

The result -as expected with that level of expectation - was mediocre. But I am biased with my rating because I got my fan service and thats most I could ask for.

If you look rationally at it, it was not much of an innovative movie beside the fan service I was waiting for the past 30 years... The plot is not really exisiting and pretty much all over the place. They had an opportunity with this one, showing the co-existence of man and dinosaur. However this was not really used just for a few scenes that didnt do much to the main plot because in the end they went back into a jungle and run away from monstersauruses as in the past films. Also during some phases of the film it felt like the dinosaurs are just playing a supporting part - instead we got giant bugs (?!?!) and a plot around a cloned child that was much more in the focus than anythng else.

Oh well... Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum got major of screentime so that's what saved it for me. Especially with a strong focus on Dern's Ellie Sattler which made me especially happy. She was great and perfecty back to the roots. While Sam Neill had his moments but he was a bit sleepwalking through it. I had the feeling they did not know how to focus on Jeff Goldblum except for the last third so he was a bit wasted, but as well as Dern he truly went back to the roots with his character. It was good the trio of legacy characters were back because Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard did not add anything to it. It always puzzled me why unexciting characters liek their Owen and Clair got to be major characters in a 3 of those films. This one showed most that there was nothing left to be added to their roles. No character development whatsover. The only real character development was seen in BD Wong's character but this was butchered and made no sense at all. I did not like Isabella Sermon who really did not act well (what was going on with her eyes all the times?). I liked a few new addtions most notably DeWanda Wise who possibly gave the best performance besides Laura Dern and Mamoudou Athie who was as always underrated. Campbell Scott made a decent villain but I really hated Dichen Lachman and was glad she had a rather minimal role. (Phew).

But agin I am biased so yes I like this movie. Its also by far not the worst of the franchise. We got a lot of great dino action, fantastic effects and locations (at one point it felt like a James Bond movie). Too bad they did not risk to break the formular though there were opportunities to do so. - Oh but then.... at one point they brought back the abandonded plot idea of the mid 00s when Dinosaurs were used as weapons.... I was scared for a second but this was just used for a few scenes in the mid section (again.. Phew!... because that was the point the movie really went down the hill but luckily it got back to familiar tracks in that case.

Oh well...good conclusion (or isn't it?) of a franchise even I as a major fan have to admit, is officially over now because there is really not much to tell anymore - and if you dare it anyway... it becomes a franchise about giant bugs or whatever.... Sorry for the good rating #fanboy.

I liked it a lot and thought it surpassed my expectations. The only thing that really keeps coming to my mind is, while it was a very good movie, it could easily have been a masterpiece with a different director. Dont get me wrong Joe Wright is a skilled director but in the last years he really let it go. I really thought with a costume drama like this, where his origins of excellence are, it would be a save bet but his direction was really the weakest link to this otherwise great film.

Peter Dinklage was fantastic. He truly gave one of the best performances of the year without any question. He completely nailed that role, felt extremely comfortable in it and gave it the respect it deserves. It was marvelous and such an unpredictable performance. He deserved an Oscar nomination for this one easily. Haley Bennett was fine. She had her moments. I dont think she is a great actress but has a nice singing voice and at least nailed most of her most important moments. Kelvin Harrison Jr was okay but the material given to him was rather limited. Not sure what to think of Ben Mendelsohn. Overacting or brilliance? I guess a rewatch will decide. Great music and look as well. Sometimes it felt a bit rushed and unconnected but again I have to blame Joe Wright for this. It really got my emotional attention for that I like it a lot.