Bria Lou Reviews

  An insomniac musician (Abel Tesfaye) meets a mysterious fan (Jenna Ortega) who causes his life to spiral out of control. I heard that this film was bad - before I watched it I didn't see one good review. And that made me really curious about it. Not only to see if everyone was actually right, but because sometimes it's really fun to watch bad films. And the reviews were right, because this was not a good film. The music portions of the film lasted way too long. I know that the movie ties in to an album by The Weeknd, but as someone who doesn't listen to his music, I didn't need those scenes, and they didn't add anything to the film for me. It's clear that the flashing lights and bright colours are meant to portray the character's disoriented state of mind, but they're actually just distracting. It's unpleasant, and while it gives an insight into his mind, it doesn't make you want to keep watching. The film never tries to make us care about the ...

I'd heard of this film in passing before seeing it on the bucket list, but I knew nothing about it.  I didn't want to do too much research on it before I watched it, but I did see it being compared favourably to Gladiator, so that gave me an idea of what it would probably be about.  The score of this movie is stunning. From the overture you already get the entire tone and feel for what the film will be, and moving forward the music underscores every scene really well.  The way this was filmed really stuck out to me. There are a lot of really interesting and inventive shots, definitely for a 1960s movie but also by today's standards. The fight scenes are some of the best scenes of the film, visually and narratively. It's really interesting to learn more about the characters through these scenes. Their fighting styles, and their actions throughout the fights tells us a lot about who they are, and how their characters have been written.  One of my favourite things about...

  After a horrific incident, Agnes (Eva Victor) has to work out how to navigate her new world. I hadn't heard much about this film before seeing it, other than seeing some really positive reviews. But I didn't know what it was about so I went in blind. I liked this film. It took me completely by surprise, but that was definitely a good thing. This is a good film to go into completely blind. One of the things that makes the film work so well for me is the chemistry between Agnes and her best friend Lydie (Naomi Ackie). The actors have such a lovely, believable chemistry that instantly authenticates the characters' friendship. And the fact that the friendship didn't take long to build allowed the audience to accept this friendship instantly and move on to what the film was actually about. The performances were amazing and the cast is great. I particularly like seeing Lucas Hedges in anything he does, and I hadn't seen him in something for a while, so this was nice! Th...

  I don't think there's anyone who hasn't heard of this film. As far as classics go, this would be high on the list of most revered movies ever made.  So while I hadn't seen it, I was looking forward to seeing it and finally getting to tick it off this, and virtually every other bucket list imaginable. The first thing that struck me about it was the score. It has the kind of score that makes you feel nostalgic for a time you never experienced. Scarlett O'Hara is a really interesting character to centre this story around. She is generally considered an unlikeable protagonist (with good reason), and yet you're completely drawn to her throughout the film. Even though we don't like her or the things she does, even though we can't relate to her or root for her, she is so endearing that the audience can't help but be in her corner - even while we're hating her! It's also really fun to follow her through this time period, to see the way she develops...

  In this reimagining of Peter Pan, Wendy Darling (Megan Placito) risks everything to rescue her brother Michael ( Peter DeSouza-Feighoney)  from the evil Peter Pan ( Martin Portlock) . I've made no secret of my love for the Twisted Childhood universe. As a lover of all kinds of horror movies good or bad, there's definitely a place for these smaller, independent, nowhere near critically acclaimed movies, and I'm here for it! I had varying feelings about the two Winnie-the-Pooh movies, and I was excited to see how similar or different this one would be. I never expected this to be good, and it wasn't, so it met my expectations! But first of all, I love the concept. I love the general idea of the TCU, and each film so far has had an interesting idea for their chosen characters. For this one, I wish they'd have stuck closer to the source material in terms of Peter's styling and appearance. While watching this it's really easy to forget that it's a Peter Pan...

  I hadn't really heard of this film before I saw it, and had no idea what it was about. Other than seeing the poster and knowing it fit into the sci-fi genre, I went in completely blind. It was odd to research the film after watching it and see that it won both positive and negative film awards - it seems like a film people either really love or really hate. But for me, I didn't have strong feelings about it one way or the other, though I did like it. At the beginning I wasn't that into it, but it definitely got more and more interesting as it continued. It starts in a really interesting way. Even though you don't really understand what's happening, you immediately get a feel for the tone and the characters, and you can even see how high the stakes are. There are some great actors involved in this. It's always good to see anything starring Bruce Willis, but the fact that this also stars Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker and Luke Perry among th...