Tony-Kiss-Castillo
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If I had to review SUMERGIBLE, and were limited to JUST ONE WORD... "TERROR" would be that word! What a tremendous showcase of South American talent!
Currently, SUMERGIBLE is ONLY available in Ecuador. It should be much more available soon. Owing to the fact that it is filmed in Spanish & is ONLY available in South America now, I think it is logical to POST this as a Bi-lingual Review! But...It seems that this does not sit well with some people... So I have redacted ALL the Translation to SPANISH previously included! SORRY!!!!!
Ecuadorian Director Alfredo Leon Leon, (From Ecuador) wears many hats in SUMERGIBLE... And he wears them ALL with a stunningly masterful grace & skill! In addition to DIRECOR, he is credited as Executive Producer, shares writing credit with Daniela Granja.... Leon also shares credits for Editing and Casting. Anyone viewing SUMERGIBLE can bear witness to his awesome talents!
SUMERGIBLE should have a DISCLAIMER for viewers who suffer from Claustrophobia! The constant & intense screen-filling close-ups produced an acute sense of Claustrophobia the likes of which I have NEVER experienced in my 70+ years as a CINEMA fanatic! It made me excruciatingly uncomfortable... But, as the lifelong Confirmed CINE-Masochist that I am... I LOVED every second!!! KUDOS Señor (Mister) LEON!
25 or 30 years ago, I used to hear frequently the term "The Seventh Art" in reference to aesthetically produced Cinema... SUMERGIBLE packs a lot into its 100 INTENSE Minutes and brings that now all but discarded Cinematic Buzzword squarely into the forefront! This cinematic gem has it ALL! Inspired and artful Direction, nuanced and convincingly fleshed out performances from Natalia Reyes (From Bogota, Colombia), Leynar Gomez (From Costa Rica), Carlos Valencia (From Manta, Ecuador), and Jose Restrepo (Not specified on IMDb.com), Awesome Editing and Photography, Meticulously Recorded and Edited Sound and Authentic and Spot-on Dialogue! In closing, SUMEGIBLE is one of the10 best Spanish Language films I have ever seen!
10 Well Deserved Stars - ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!
Currently, SUMERGIBLE is ONLY available in Ecuador. It should be much more available soon. Owing to the fact that it is filmed in Spanish & is ONLY available in South America now, I think it is logical to POST this as a Bi-lingual Review! But...It seems that this does not sit well with some people... So I have redacted ALL the Translation to SPANISH previously included! SORRY!!!!!
Ecuadorian Director Alfredo Leon Leon, (From Ecuador) wears many hats in SUMERGIBLE... And he wears them ALL with a stunningly masterful grace & skill! In addition to DIRECOR, he is credited as Executive Producer, shares writing credit with Daniela Granja.... Leon also shares credits for Editing and Casting. Anyone viewing SUMERGIBLE can bear witness to his awesome talents!
SUMERGIBLE should have a DISCLAIMER for viewers who suffer from Claustrophobia! The constant & intense screen-filling close-ups produced an acute sense of Claustrophobia the likes of which I have NEVER experienced in my 70+ years as a CINEMA fanatic! It made me excruciatingly uncomfortable... But, as the lifelong Confirmed CINE-Masochist that I am... I LOVED every second!!! KUDOS Señor (Mister) LEON!
25 or 30 years ago, I used to hear frequently the term "The Seventh Art" in reference to aesthetically produced Cinema... SUMERGIBLE packs a lot into its 100 INTENSE Minutes and brings that now all but discarded Cinematic Buzzword squarely into the forefront! This cinematic gem has it ALL! Inspired and artful Direction, nuanced and convincingly fleshed out performances from Natalia Reyes (From Bogota, Colombia), Leynar Gomez (From Costa Rica), Carlos Valencia (From Manta, Ecuador), and Jose Restrepo (Not specified on IMDb.com), Awesome Editing and Photography, Meticulously Recorded and Edited Sound and Authentic and Spot-on Dialogue! In closing, SUMEGIBLE is one of the10 best Spanish Language films I have ever seen!
10 Well Deserved Stars - ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!
Before sitting down to compose a Review... I usually treat myself to a second viewing... This BABY most definitely will NOT get a repeat viewing... At least not in the near future! REINDEER was most certainly excruciating enough the first time around! I have submitted 200 IMDb reviews... This mini-series is the best I have ever seen!
The acting from both GADD and GUNNING... SUPERB! OSCAR Caliber! REINDEER... time and again managed to blindside me! Simply LOVE when that happens... which sadly enough... is relatively rare! How delicious it is when a production presents You with totally despicable human being... but yet manages to find a way to get both Your sympathy and Your empathy... Can You see where I am going with this???
In the 7 episodes which comprise REINDEER... Before the END CREDITS... You feel as though You have known the lead characters all Your life! Since watching its closing minutes some 7 or 8 Hours ago... Scenes just keep richocheting around in my brain! If ever there were a mini-series enticing You to BINGE WATCH... BABY REINDEER is it!!!
Wracking my brain... trying to come up with at least a couple negative aspects of this film.... Well... as I pointed out earlier... BEST mini-series I have ever seen! But still... I must admit that BABY REINDEER is a difficult and consequently a tedious movie that will make You squirm and fidget... But for ALL the RIGHT reasons!
ENJOY!!!! ...If You get my DRIFT!!!
The acting from both GADD and GUNNING... SUPERB! OSCAR Caliber! REINDEER... time and again managed to blindside me! Simply LOVE when that happens... which sadly enough... is relatively rare! How delicious it is when a production presents You with totally despicable human being... but yet manages to find a way to get both Your sympathy and Your empathy... Can You see where I am going with this???
In the 7 episodes which comprise REINDEER... Before the END CREDITS... You feel as though You have known the lead characters all Your life! Since watching its closing minutes some 7 or 8 Hours ago... Scenes just keep richocheting around in my brain! If ever there were a mini-series enticing You to BINGE WATCH... BABY REINDEER is it!!!
Wracking my brain... trying to come up with at least a couple negative aspects of this film.... Well... as I pointed out earlier... BEST mini-series I have ever seen! But still... I must admit that BABY REINDEER is a difficult and consequently a tedious movie that will make You squirm and fidget... But for ALL the RIGHT reasons!
ENJOY!!!! ...If You get my DRIFT!!!
The SOLOIST is anything but typical. It tells an extremely interesting and unusual story which refuses to conform to the formulaic conventions to which we have, unfortunately, become so complacently accustomed.
There are three factors which contribute to creating false expectations for SOLOIST. First, the title itself is somewhat misleading. Watch the movie, and you'll see for yourself!
Second, the trailer or previews is edited so as to create expectations geared to coincide more with the genre's formulaic audience comfort zone. The very thing the movie so painstakingly avoids! 😊😊
And third, the very same set of entrenched genre conventions we have already mentioned, that many people bring with them when viewing!
Putting all of this aside, SOLOIST derives its tremendous energy and appeal from the undeniable on-screen chemistry of Robert Downey, Jr. And Jamie Foxx. Their interaction is a joy to watch. The story does provide the standard genre buzz-words... Uplifting, inspirational and motivational...but for reasons that would be virtually impossible to predict before experiencing the film itself!
Oh, and the music is absolutely sublime! Lover's of classical music are in for a veritable treat! There are elements of SOLOIST that will make some viewers squirm. Third world neighborhoods, right here, in downtown Los Angeles, for example!
Scenes from SOLOIST have been ricocheting around my brain since viewing it yesterday!
9.5*** STARS ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!
There are three factors which contribute to creating false expectations for SOLOIST. First, the title itself is somewhat misleading. Watch the movie, and you'll see for yourself!
Second, the trailer or previews is edited so as to create expectations geared to coincide more with the genre's formulaic audience comfort zone. The very thing the movie so painstakingly avoids! 😊😊
And third, the very same set of entrenched genre conventions we have already mentioned, that many people bring with them when viewing!
Putting all of this aside, SOLOIST derives its tremendous energy and appeal from the undeniable on-screen chemistry of Robert Downey, Jr. And Jamie Foxx. Their interaction is a joy to watch. The story does provide the standard genre buzz-words... Uplifting, inspirational and motivational...but for reasons that would be virtually impossible to predict before experiencing the film itself!
Oh, and the music is absolutely sublime! Lover's of classical music are in for a veritable treat! There are elements of SOLOIST that will make some viewers squirm. Third world neighborhoods, right here, in downtown Los Angeles, for example!
Scenes from SOLOIST have been ricocheting around my brain since viewing it yesterday!
9.5*** STARS ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!