The Best Man (2023)
Directed by Shane Dax Taylor this film stars Luke Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Brendan Fehr and Nicky Whelan. At a remote luxury hotel the guests are held hostage during a wedding.
It takes too long to get to the action in this Die Hard knock off and even when things finally do get going it was not really worth the effort. A mindless action film made on a cheap budget. It is pretty disappointing that this is what Luke Wilson's career has come to.
2/5
The Silent Twins (2022)
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska this film based on real events stars Letitia Wright and Tamara Lawrence. Two twins refused to talk to other, only speaking to each other when alone.
Certainly this is an oddity of a real story to delve into, the script never really gets to the core of the subject matter sadly. The performances are decent but it looks like there is just too much missing from the story. Sadly a miss on an interesting subject.
2/5
Neron essayant des poisons sur des esclaves (1898)
Directed by Alexandre Promio and Georges Hatot this is an early short film. Emperor Nero orders slaves to drink poison.
The image quality is not the best on this one and I am not familiar enough with Roman history to know if this is a famous scene. It is a little hard to get what is going on here. Not one of the early Lumiere catalogue I would recommend seeking out.
2/5
Caught in Time (2020)
Directed by Lau Ho-Leung this film inspired by real events stars Wang Qianyuan, Daniel Wu and Jessie Li. In 1990s China police hunt a gang of armed robbers.
How closely this film sticks to real events is clearly up for debate. As an action film it is okay, nothing special. At times it is a bit hard to keep up with the details and there are not really any character arcs to speak of.
2/5
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Directed by Bruce Beresford this film based on the play of the same name stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan Akyrod. An old Jewish woman is no longer safe to drive so her son hires her a black chauffeur.
To modern eyes this is a fairly patronising look at race relations. At the time this film one all the awards but it has not aged at all well in my opinion. Even the Hans Zimmer soundtrack comes off as dated.
2/5
House Party (2023)
Directed by Calmatic this reboot stars Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore. Two men throw a party at Lebron James's house while he is out of town.
I am only aware of the original film through reputation, it seems this film has taken something relatable and turned it into something rather boring. I found the whole thing to be a bit tiresome and lacking in humour. Comes across as a Lebron James vanity project rather than a loving reboot of a cult classic.
2/5
High Heat (2022)
Directed by Zach Golden this film stars Olga Kurylenko and Don Johnson. On the opening night of a new restaurant a woman finds her husband owes a lot of money to the mob.
Predictable and made on a budget there is little to recommend this film on. The script is not nearly as clever or funny as it wishes it was meaning the cast do not have much to work with. I would advise just skipping this one.
2/5
