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kate_nepveuI enjoyed this as a bit of pretty, competent fluff, and I hope they picked 8 as the title so they can do a full trilogy without repeating numbers.
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But I feel extremely robbed of Debbie and Lou riding off into the sunset together. "Is this a proposal / I don't have a diamond yet"; "Lou and I were in a rough patch" when she took up with loser-snitch-guy! Come ON.
(I go back and forth on it's too much to ask the movie to break this extra ground past its predecessors, in light of what it's already doing, or if it's 20 fucking 18 and it's past time.)
Also: Cate Blanchett in motorcycle gear. Whew.
I guess that maybe the movie claims that Danny is dead so that we don't expect him to show up? But I can't believe that anyone would believe that he's really dead, so while I didn't expect him to show up, because that would totally distort the movie, it just felt weird.
I should be mad that Yen came back, because A Man, but I can't be, it was a fun little touch. The movie had no surprises overall — I was sure Anne Hathaway's character would turn out to be in on it, I was sure that they would successfully frame her ex, I was sure that they were going after the rest of the exhibit — so that's a bit suboptimal, but there was still pleasure in the unfolding. (I'll always have a soft spot for (the modern) Ocean's Eleven because the caper was so delightful, but I didn't like the treatment of Tess then and I'm sure I'd have even less patience for it now.)
Ooooh. Maybe one of the sequels could have Tess but in Julia-Roberts-in-Duplicity mode, sort of like Maggie in Leverage.
I feel like I ought to say something about its use of celebrity culture and the Cinderella fantasy, but I'm very tired so I'm just going to point to this gifset and say that I knew exactly what this sequence was doing and yet it was still very satisfying.
Trailers:
A Star Is Born: this looks dreadful, but you can see Anthony Ramos (who originated Laurens/Phillip in Hamilton) in the background, and awww I'm so happy for him!
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Well, it has more reason to exist than Beauty and the Beast?
Widows. This had me ready to follow Viola Davis anywhere.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: I continue in my indifference to all of J.K. Rowling's post-Deathly Hallows Potterverse stuff.
Peppermint (with a few prefatory seconds that weren't shown in the theater, which is vexing because it messes with the structure). Jennifer Garner does parent-turned-vigilante. I'm glad that women are getting this type of movie but, uh, pass. (It's possible that my reaction to this compared to Widows is a matter of the lead actors, but also I don't think Widows is trying to sell their actions as righteous, just survival.)
Edit: missed one, The Girl in the Spider's Web, I knew there was one more on IMDB that had extra stuff at the beginning. This is a Lisbeth Salander movie, I don't think I need to say anything else.
Bonus: this poster shows Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon in The Spy Who Dumped Me and I am so, so sad to report that one of them had not dumped the other.
SPOILERS:
But I feel extremely robbed of Debbie and Lou riding off into the sunset together. "Is this a proposal / I don't have a diamond yet"; "Lou and I were in a rough patch" when she took up with loser-snitch-guy! Come ON.
(I go back and forth on it's too much to ask the movie to break this extra ground past its predecessors, in light of what it's already doing, or if it's 20 fucking 18 and it's past time.)
Also: Cate Blanchett in motorcycle gear. Whew.
I guess that maybe the movie claims that Danny is dead so that we don't expect him to show up? But I can't believe that anyone would believe that he's really dead, so while I didn't expect him to show up, because that would totally distort the movie, it just felt weird.
I should be mad that Yen came back, because A Man, but I can't be, it was a fun little touch. The movie had no surprises overall — I was sure Anne Hathaway's character would turn out to be in on it, I was sure that they would successfully frame her ex, I was sure that they were going after the rest of the exhibit — so that's a bit suboptimal, but there was still pleasure in the unfolding. (I'll always have a soft spot for (the modern) Ocean's Eleven because the caper was so delightful, but I didn't like the treatment of Tess then and I'm sure I'd have even less patience for it now.)
Ooooh. Maybe one of the sequels could have Tess but in Julia-Roberts-in-Duplicity mode, sort of like Maggie in Leverage.
I feel like I ought to say something about its use of celebrity culture and the Cinderella fantasy, but I'm very tired so I'm just going to point to this gifset and say that I knew exactly what this sequence was doing and yet it was still very satisfying.
Trailers:
A Star Is Born: this looks dreadful, but you can see Anthony Ramos (who originated Laurens/Phillip in Hamilton) in the background, and awww I'm so happy for him!
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. Well, it has more reason to exist than Beauty and the Beast?
Widows. This had me ready to follow Viola Davis anywhere.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: I continue in my indifference to all of J.K. Rowling's post-Deathly Hallows Potterverse stuff.
Peppermint (with a few prefatory seconds that weren't shown in the theater, which is vexing because it messes with the structure). Jennifer Garner does parent-turned-vigilante. I'm glad that women are getting this type of movie but, uh, pass. (It's possible that my reaction to this compared to Widows is a matter of the lead actors, but also I don't think Widows is trying to sell their actions as righteous, just survival.)
Edit: missed one, The Girl in the Spider's Web, I knew there was one more on IMDB that had extra stuff at the beginning. This is a Lisbeth Salander movie, I don't think I need to say anything else.
Bonus: this poster shows Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon in The Spy Who Dumped Me and I am so, so sad to report that one of them had not dumped the other.
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Date: 2018-06-25 02:53 pm (UTC)I would totally watch this movie! ^_^ <3
Also if Rihanna had dumped Kate McKinnon!
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Date: 2018-06-26 02:32 am (UTC)