Bria Lou Reviews

  I was really looking forward to seeing this movie. I'm a huge fan of M. Night Shyamalan, and as much as I didn't love the premise, I was pretty sure things wouldn't be as they seemed, as is the case with almost all of Shyamalan's movies. While staying at a remote cabin, a family are held hostage by four strangers and forced to choose between protecting their family and preventing the apocalypse. I didn't love this film for quite a few reasons.  First of all, without giving anything away, the film wasn't what I thought it would be, which is my own fault because of what I expected from Shyamalan. I spent a lot of the time throughout the film waiting for something that wasn't coming, which made things feel slightly disappointing. As I've mentioned, I didn't love the premise. I liked the idea of this family being taken hostage by the strangers (the trailer actually reminded me a bit of the movie 'The Strangers'), but I didn't like the reaso...

  It has taken me such a long time to finally see this film. Originally I was waiting for it to be on a streaming service, but when it came out I kept putting it off. But finally I've seen it. A woman (Michelle Yeoh) is forced into an adventure when she has to help protect the multiverse by connecting with parallel versions of herself. This is a good film, though I have to say with all the hype surrounding it, my expectations were really really high and they weren't fully met. The characters are likeable from the beginning, and the opening scenes did a great job of introducing them all. Other than Yeoh, the film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis, who all play their roles really well. The concept is really interesting. The premise could easily become confusing, but it's explained really well. There are so many interesting themes throughout the film, some of which I didn't expect - family, courage, self-belief, trust and so much more. I love the ...

  I had seen a lot about this film in the lead-up to it being released, and honestly, I wasn't going to watch it because I really didn't think I'd like it. But I decided to watch it on a whim, just to see what it would be like. An interracial couple meets each other's families and has to contend with their fundamental differences, and whether they can still be together. This was actually a lot better than I thought it was going to be. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely wasn't awful. The cast is great! The film stars Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nia Long and David Duchovny amongst a bigger group of great actors, and they really made the film what it is. Some of the humour feels a bit on the nose - like you can imagine the writers getting excited when they were coming up with some of these jokes. You can hear what the joke is supposed to be, and how the audience is supposed to react, as opposed to that reaction being genuine. The...

  I've wanted to see this film for months - I first heard about it through watching Theo Rossi's filmography back in September/October, and I immediately fell in love with the premise.  A 15-year-old girl (Sadie Sink) struggling with grief seeks support from her biological father (Theo Rossi). Unfortunately, this film ended up being quite disappointing. I loved the premise, and the trailer, but the end result ultimately fell flat. But to start with, what a cast! Other than Sink and Rossi, the film stars Jessica Capshaw, Justin Bartha, Vivien Lyra Blair and Kweku Collins, and they were all cast really well. The trauma of the story came too quickly - it didn't give me enough time to be invested in these characters, their world, or their grief. There were weird pacing issues with the film. Things were moving too quickly at the start - it felt like it needed space to breathe. But then it slowed down so much that nothing was happening for a really long time. Some of the performa...

  Other than hearing a lot of positive reviews, I went into this film completely blind. I had no idea what it was about, I had no idea it was an A24 movie, and I didn't know it was the start of a trilogy. When a group of filmmakers hire a guest house to make an adult film, their elderly hosts leave them fighting for their lives. I enjoyed this film. I actually had to watch it twice before I felt like I could review it. The first time around I didn't feel like I got it, and I definitely didn't understand the huge hype around it. But these feelings changed the second time around. I really liked these characters - they were interesting and well-written. The group of friends are great, but even the elderly couple have a lot in their background that makes them really intriguing to watch. This film is reminiscent of old slashers, particularly the 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' movies. For me, this made it feel really familiar and nostalgic. There's no denying the film is w...

  I didn't know much about this film before putting it on, but the basic premise sounded interesting.  After taking a DNA test, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) discovers a long-lost cousin and is invited by him to a lavish wedding in England. But soon Evie discovers the family secrets and twisted truths behind her wedding invitation. I have mixed feelings about this film. I didn't hate it, but there was a lot about it that I didn't like. I really liked Evie from the very beginning, which made it easy for me to become invested in her and her story. Having said that, this is definitely one of those movies where the main character makes frustrating decisions - all the time. There is a creepy, unsettling undertone to this film that is done really well. The film is great at creating suspense and tension. It moves quite slowly. In the beginning, I was fine with this because I was enjoying the journey. But the film seemed to move from horror to family drama, and that combined with how sl...