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Roofman | Film Review

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  After escaping from prison, Jeffery (Channing Tatum) breaks into a Toys R Us and finds a way to live there for months in secret. But when he falls for employee and single mother Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), his secret becomes compromised. I'd heard really good things about this film, so it was the first one I watched once the Oscars were over. And I agree with all the good things, I liked this movie more than I initially thought I would. Your impression of the film is entirely based on how you feel about Jeffery as a character, and I loved him. I found him really endearing and fun to watch. You can really root for him. The opening scene sets the tone of the whole film really well, particularly when it comes to the humour. Despite the subject, the film has an overtone of joy and whimsy, and that makes it such a great watch. You can forget the characters' pasts, forget what might happen to them in the future, and just focus on the present. It took a really interesting direction. It...
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The Skin I Live In | 100 Movies Bucket List

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  I'd heard of this movie in passing but never knew what it was about so it was a bit of a random pick! I had really mixed feelings about this film. I completely disliked the first hour, but by the end I liked it more than I thought I was going to. It took a little while for me to really get into this. It can be hard to work out exactly what's going on, and even when you get it, you're left wondering what it can actually be about. There's a lot going on here, especially in the first 30 minutes or so - it's hard to keep up with all the characters and how they fit into the story. I didn't really know how to feel for a really long time. I didn't feel anything for the characters, the story itself wasn't particularly gripping, and a couple of unexpected scenes just bothered me to the point where I ended up with a negative impression of the film as a whole. It moved slowly and quickly at the same time. So much happened that I felt like I couldn't keep up, ...
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Solo Mio | Film Review

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After being left at the altar, Matt (Kevin James) decides to take his honeymoon solo, and finds more than he ever expected. This film was mainly on my radar because of the actors involved - the premise was one that could go either way but I was hopeful! Thankfully, I liked the film. The introduction to the main character, Matt, was great. We get to know him quickly, he's likeable right away, and it's great to be on this journey with him. You're invested in the story from really early on. I loved the group of characters that we're introduced to. The film also stars Nicole Grimaudo, Alyson Hannigan, Kim Coates, Jonathan Roumie and Julee Cerda, and they're all really great and believable in their roles. It's the kind of friend group that you can imagine watching a sitcom about! I loved the way the new friendships were portrayed. They almost had a found-family feel to them, which was really sweet to watch. I thought the overall tone of the film would be funnier, mos...
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28 Days Later | 100 Movies Bucket List

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  This isn't one I was looking forward to. I wrote in my review of 28 Years Later that I didn't like the first film in the franchise, this film. While that's probably true, it's been so long since I saw it that I couldn't even remember many of the plot details, all I could really remember before this re-watch was the feeling of not liking it. So I did try to go into this re-watch with more of an open mind. And thankfully, I did like it more than I did on my first watch. I think the characters are great. We only see them in this perilous situation but we get to know so much about them purely through their looks and interactions with each other. And most of this is down to how good the acting is - all of the actors do a great job with their characters, though they're also well-written, which helps. I also liked the character relationships, which is something that each movie in the franchise does well. It's really interesting to see the way the characters conne...
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High Tension | 100 Movies Bucket List

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  I hadn't heard of this film before but I loved the premise so I was excited to see it! I really liked this film. The way everything started was great. We get to know our main characters and we're with them, literally and otherwise, the whole way through. It's on the shorter side and does a lot with its time. We're not waiting too long for the scares to start, we're not bored during exposition, everything that happens feels necessary to the plot while also being entertaining. One of the best things about slasher movies is that there doesn't need to be any reason for the killings. Someone breaks in, kills people at random and leaves, and it never has to be any more than that to be a good movie. Which means that everything that happens in the movie can be purely for entertainment, and this film does a really good job of that in the first half, when everything seems random. That being said, when we start to realise that this isn't random, it comes at the perfe...
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Anaconda (2025) | Film Review

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  When two best friends (Paul Rudd and Jack Black) who dream of remaking their favourite movie, Anaconda, finally get the opportunity, they travel to the Amazon jungle to begin filming. But they soon find themselves in their own movie when they start being stalked by a giant bloodthirsty anaconda. I like the original Anaconda movie, so I was interested in seeing this one. And I was even more interested to see that it was meta, set in a world where the original movie already exists, rather than an entire remake. I liked this film, though that's not to say it was an amazing movie. As I said, I loved the idea of the characters themselves remaking the original, rather than this being a straightforward remake, mostly because the film really didn't need a traditional remake. The actors and their characters are so much fun. The film wouldn't have worked if anyone involved took it slightly more seriously than they did - it was a great balance of humour and drama, leaning much more ...
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Evil Dead II | 100 Movies Bucket List

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  This is a first-time watch, but also the fourth Evil Dead movie I've watched, because I haven't gone in order. I wouldn't say I've absolutely loved any of the Evil Dead movies I've seen before this, but I am intrigued about this one. Not least because it's included on a list of classic horror movies and the first one isn't. I have mixed feelings about this film, but I definitely liked it more than at least two of the other Evil Dead movies I've watched, so that's something! It's really fascinating to have shots from the point of view of the entity. Watching the characters run away or be possessed from this point of view puts the audience right in the centre of the action. We're immediately invested. Some of the visuals were a bit too out-there and fantastical for me, even if this is a fantastical film. They took me out of the moment and almost felt comedic (which could have been the intention). I read that stop-motion animation and prosthet...
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