Just saw "Bullet Train." Felt like a poor man's Tarantino ensemble piece. It was very poorly paced and edited, and wasted some strong performances by a solid cast.
And what is the point of setting the movie in Japan if you're barely going to give any screen time to Japanese actors? This movie is ostensibly about the Yakuza and yet the Japanese characters feel like an afterthought. Very odd in these times where Hollywood tries so hard (and often clumsily) to be inclusive.
Saw the new Thor as well. Another badly-edited mess. The jokes in the trailer played better than they did in the movie itself. The villain was the most interesting character but got little development. The plotline about corrupt, lazy gods was intriguing but never really delivered on its promise.
While Natalie Portman didn't mail in her performance as flagrantly as in previous installments she was unconvincing as a hero. She really seems like a fish out of water here.
"Nope" was atmospheric, innovative, creepy, and fun. Unfortunately it is struggling to profit on its $80m budget.
"Black Phone," an adaption of a Joe Hill short story, was a nice, tight little nightmare as well.
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