Richard Jewell
Directed by : Clint Eastwood
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3513548/
I am sorry, the world has gone insane.
Another event I wasn't aware of, based on 1996 olympics when a security guard who aspires to be a police officer, stumbles across a backpack that was lying under a bench with no one around. Unlike other guards, he felt it needed to be checked, and as it turned out it had explosives and thanks to him he ended up saving many lives. He gets lot of media attention, becoming a hero but the irony is that the FBI decides to question the bravery thinking it could had been an act of fake heroism to get the atttention. As a viewer you just feel sad with the way Richard Jewell is dealt despite having done nothing wrong. Since its a real incident, I just feel how bad he must have felt to fight the case and get the bad image from same media that presented him as the hero. Paul Walter Hauser is very good in the lead role and so his Kathy Bates who plays his mom, while Sam Rockwell playing his lawyer is hilarious in a supporting role, deserved a oscar nomination in my view. Another winner by Clint Eastwood as director, after his film 'The Mule'.
My Rating : 7/10
The Grudge
Directed by : Nicolas Pesce
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3612126/
What do we do when we are scared? We close our eyes and count to 5.
Spoilers ahead..
Not seen the previous versions, so went blind knowing very little about the story. The premise is about a detective who tries to track past files about a particular house to which a lady found dead recently is related to.. only to find out about a vengeful ghost that attacks everyone who enters that house. The narration uses three different past stories along with present. Yet it fails, one reason is its shown in bits and pieces rather than linear, and other is the detailing its lacking in all of them. I did feel for the guy, the one where he gets killed by his own wife (played well by Lin Shaye, but still wasted in the role). Same is the case with John Cho, who gets very less scope, the only scary shower scene was already shown in the trailer itself. Muldoon and Goodman who get most of the screen-time have some scenes going painfully slow, and its a pity that Goodman's past with the case and the encounter with ghost isn't explored much at all. At the end, with the twist of ghost having not been defeated trying to kill Mulldoon (or does, not shown), actually didn't effect me one bit. Nothing to talk about in terms of scare or atmospheric tension. The Grudge turns out to be my 1st horror movie of 2020, and completely forgettable one.
My Rating : 2.5/10
Dial M For Murder
Directed by : Alfred Hitchcock
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046912/
How do you go about writing a detective story? Well, you forget detection and concentrate on crime. Crime's the thing. And then you imagine you are going to steal something or murder somebody.
Spoilers ahead..
May not be my favourite among the Hitchcock's movies that I have seen so far, yet its another great edition to his well directed movies. At one stage I almost felt that Ray Milland's character might get away with the kind of accurate planning he had or maybe I somehow wanted him to get away with it. Loved Ray's performance, and specially the long sequence where he blackmails his friend to murder his wife. Nearly 90% of the movie takes place in the house and yet its gripping and intense watching how everything pans out. Quite a enjoyable movie, with some very good humor, and upto the point performances.
My Rating : 7/10
Directed by : Clint Eastwood
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3513548/
I am sorry, the world has gone insane.
Another event I wasn't aware of, based on 1996 olympics when a security guard who aspires to be a police officer, stumbles across a backpack that was lying under a bench with no one around. Unlike other guards, he felt it needed to be checked, and as it turned out it had explosives and thanks to him he ended up saving many lives. He gets lot of media attention, becoming a hero but the irony is that the FBI decides to question the bravery thinking it could had been an act of fake heroism to get the atttention. As a viewer you just feel sad with the way Richard Jewell is dealt despite having done nothing wrong. Since its a real incident, I just feel how bad he must have felt to fight the case and get the bad image from same media that presented him as the hero. Paul Walter Hauser is very good in the lead role and so his Kathy Bates who plays his mom, while Sam Rockwell playing his lawyer is hilarious in a supporting role, deserved a oscar nomination in my view. Another winner by Clint Eastwood as director, after his film 'The Mule'.
My Rating : 7/10
The Grudge
Directed by : Nicolas Pesce
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3612126/
What do we do when we are scared? We close our eyes and count to 5.
Spoilers ahead..
Not seen the previous versions, so went blind knowing very little about the story. The premise is about a detective who tries to track past files about a particular house to which a lady found dead recently is related to.. only to find out about a vengeful ghost that attacks everyone who enters that house. The narration uses three different past stories along with present. Yet it fails, one reason is its shown in bits and pieces rather than linear, and other is the detailing its lacking in all of them. I did feel for the guy, the one where he gets killed by his own wife (played well by Lin Shaye, but still wasted in the role). Same is the case with John Cho, who gets very less scope, the only scary shower scene was already shown in the trailer itself. Muldoon and Goodman who get most of the screen-time have some scenes going painfully slow, and its a pity that Goodman's past with the case and the encounter with ghost isn't explored much at all. At the end, with the twist of ghost having not been defeated trying to kill Mulldoon (or does, not shown), actually didn't effect me one bit. Nothing to talk about in terms of scare or atmospheric tension. The Grudge turns out to be my 1st horror movie of 2020, and completely forgettable one.
My Rating : 2.5/10
Dial M For Murder
Directed by : Alfred Hitchcock
Imdb link -> https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046912/
How do you go about writing a detective story? Well, you forget detection and concentrate on crime. Crime's the thing. And then you imagine you are going to steal something or murder somebody.
Spoilers ahead..
May not be my favourite among the Hitchcock's movies that I have seen so far, yet its another great edition to his well directed movies. At one stage I almost felt that Ray Milland's character might get away with the kind of accurate planning he had or maybe I somehow wanted him to get away with it. Loved Ray's performance, and specially the long sequence where he blackmails his friend to murder his wife. Nearly 90% of the movie takes place in the house and yet its gripping and intense watching how everything pans out. Quite a enjoyable movie, with some very good humor, and upto the point performances.
My Rating : 7/10
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