hheam Reviews (3)

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

It was ok, but It could have been better

[6/10 · 25 March 2025]

I'm in the group of people that enjoy the live action Disney remakes and I really enjoyed the Lion King live action. I was excited for Mufasa and am a fan of Lin Manuel Miranda. Unfortunately, the movie didn't live up to its potential for me. It was pretty enjoyable, but ultimately forgettable.

I took my 5 year old who is very into animals and I thought it was fine for him; nothing too scary or intense, but my child also doesn't get overly upset by animals fighting or the circle of life. I still would say most kids would be fine with the movie.

One of the problems I had with the film was it kind of dragged on. Timon and Pumba had scenes throughout that would give breaks in the story, which was really distracting and made the movie feel longer. Tying the Lion King into this story felt forced and didn't connect the way it was intended. My child even dozed off a few times.

The music was good and entertaining, but not level expected when Lin Manuel Miranda is attached to a project. I like it in the moment, but it ended up being forgettable.

I think this movie would have benefited as a standalone that wasn't connected to any other movie. The story and the music had so much potential to tell a beautiful new story, but instead had to keep connecting to the Lion King which lacked authenticity.

It was somewhat enjoyable, but couldn't meet its full potential.

A Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read (2025)

Good Documentary

[8/10 · 24 March 2025]

This was a good documentary. This story is really tragic and I feel deeply for the O'keefe family. Obviously, it's primarily told through Karen Read and her team, so what's being told is skewed in her favor and not objective, but her defense and what's presented is fascinating.

First, Karen Read is not really likable, but I don't think she cares to be. She seems cold and distance and essentially says that she doesn't have a lot of regret or feeling about him and that she leaves that relationship behind and worries about herself. Her position of worrying about herself is understandable.

This does a good job trying to convince an audience that there possibly could be a conspiracy. I watched this and at the end I don't know if she did it or not, but it's obvious why a jury would not be able to make a decision and might not ever be able to. The documentary does a great job making you question the prosecutions points and wonder how was this conducted. The defense team's job is making people doubt the prosecution and question the validity of the case her and they do this well. I kept asking how does this happen.

The important part is to realize that these are people's lives; that someone lost his life that night and there are people who love him; but, this is her life to and she's fighting hard for it and family who loves her too. This documentary is her fighting and , for me, made me have doubts that she did this especially as a second degree murder charge. I hope answers can be given to all involved, but I don't have any idea how after watching this. It was well done.

Snow White (2025)

It's fine

[8/10 · 24 March 2025]

Snow White is fine. It's not a frame-by-frame remake; and, it's definitely its own interpretation of the story. If you go expecting a live action duplicate of the original you will be disappointed. If you go in with the idea that it's a refreshed movie with honoring parts of the original it'll be more enjoyable. My kids and I both liked it and enjoyed to music. Rachel Zegler has a beautiful voice. I found the musical numbers for Gal Gadot did detract from the Queen's scariness, but other than that, it's an easy fun movie that's appropriate for the target audience. It is in not the best movie ever made by far, but it in no means the worst either. It's a pleasant fun take on a classic that doesn't need to be taken so seriously.