Day: November 30, 2024

  • Blink Twice (2024)

    Blink Twice (2024)

    Rating: 2.5 out of 5.

    I went into this hoping to see Channing Tatum break away from his usual goofy roles, but nope—still goofy. And now I wish I could just forget this movie altogether.

    “Pompous,” “boring,” “unoriginal,” and “cliché” pretty much sum it up. Every scene feels painfully over-directed and unnatural, with dialogue so cringe-worthy and disconnected it feels like it came from a completely different movie. Even the title doesn’t make sense—it’s like they picked it out of a hat without even checking if it fit the story.

    Honestly, the entire thing feels like the product of too many cooks in the kitchen. It’s as if five separate groups of writers submitted conflicting drafts, two peer reviews mixed up their notes, and the whole mess was thrown into ChatGPT for a final polish. The result? A confused, lifeless story that feels like it’s trying to be clever but just ends up exhausting.

    The only saving grace here was the dynamic between Jess and Frida, which was actually kind of nice… but apparently not important enough to matter by the time the finale rolled around.

    Oh, and because it’s 2024, of course they had to shoehorn in something about crypto and vapes. Because why not, right?

    At least the ending was funny—I’ll give them that. But overall, this movie just isn’t worth the time.

  • Twisters (2024)

    Twisters (2024)

    Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

    This movie might as well be titled “Windy with a Chance of Cuck,” because that’s exactly the vibe it gives off. It’s like someone threw a Hallmark movie into a blender with every cliché and stereotype they could think of and hit “puree.” The result? A cringeworthy mess that feels more like a parody than a genuine attempt at storytelling.

    The checklist of tropes is absolutely exhausting:

    • Sad white girl? ✅ Of course.
    • Desperate third-wheel guy who’s only there to be the audience’s punching bag? ✅ Naturally, we’ve got to make him unlikable so the plot feels justified.
    • Perfect, smiling model boyfriend? ✅ Sure, why not.
    • Out-of-town, also-perfect model “protagonist” that the sad girl just has to fall in love with? ✅ Check and mate.

    To make it worse, the dialogue is laughably bad. The actors look like they’re reading their lines off cue cards they barely understand, and the script is packed with buzzwords meant to sound profound but only manage to come off as hollow.

    And then there’s the soundtrack. Calling it distracting would be generous. At one point, I had to mute the movie entirely just to save myself from the auditory assault. Honestly, it was a marked improvement—so much so that I almost forgot I needed the audio to follow the “story.”

    The final blow? That “E-5” tornado. Forget the damage to the town—it obliterated any remaining shred of credibility this film had. This wasn’t just a disaster movie; it was a disaster of a movie. Yikes out of 10.

  • Trap (2024)

    Trap (2024)

    Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

    This movie is a masterclass in bad decisions and disappointing conclusions. Cooper, the protagonist, seems either blessed by a god of luck or surrounded by the most shockingly idiotic individuals imaginable. Seriously, no one in this movie behaves like a functioning human being.

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  • A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

    A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

    Rating: 3 out of 5.

    The movie was enjoyable overall, but it definitely felt slow at times. The suspense that made the first two films so gripping just wasn’t there. It felt like the stakes weren’t as high this time around.

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  • Wonka (2023)

    Wonka (2023)

    Rating: 2 out of 5.

    What a shitshow pun intended.
    A pretty sad adaptation of Willy Wonka’s story

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