Malarkey

The movie undoubtedly provides some nice shots of Tuscany. What is worse is the story, which is just a backdrop to a relationship, and a wannabe something that turns out to be something else completely. I don’t like it when the whole movie pretends to be something it isn’t as that makes it hard to form one’s opinion on it. In any case, in defense of the film, I have to say that the dialogues were not so bad and they are perhaps the main driving force behind the whole film.

Cloud Atlas completely bewitched me. I had to think about the film because that’s what I wanted from it, and that was exactly its goal. It was beautiful to look at, but it was even better that I wondered all the time if I could understand it or if I was just trying my best to follow those six stories. It’s hard when the creators tell you six stories, each different and each interesting and all the while certain characters incessantly keep talking so philosophically that the 172 minutes absolutely sucked me out at the end. I believe that the essence of the whole film lies somewhere in those thousand ideas, and it is clear to me that I should watch it at least twice more so that I can understand everything. However, it was not a problem for me to understand that the story is mainly about spirituality and the different views that Hindus have on the essence of life and death. Writing a review is very difficult for me, because there are a lot of things I could say about this movie but it’s hard to put them into a coherent sentence. But what I can say is mainly that I can’t give this film the full amount of stars, even though I wanted to. I really wanted to. For the unique originality and for the courage that the creators invested in this incredibly demanding story, when they decided to give up their royalties just to finish it. But it saddens me that I’ve been waiting for some brutal conclusion all this time, where the individual stories would merge beautifully into a single whole and it didn’t quite happen.

The first meeting with this director was quite bizarre. It’s hard to take into account the fact that it’s about a dress that whoever puts on, gets fucked. At times I didn’t know what to think and I couldn’t stop laughing and on the other hand I didn’t know what to think and I had to shake my head in befuddlement. I might not recommend the film to active feminists. I think they would not understand it and would probably sue the director afterwards. But that doesn’t mean that I understood it more.

My God, this was some crazy shit. I understand that the film was made by artists for artists, but I must admit that apart from acting performances, there is nothing else I would like to praise in this film. And if I wanted to play an expert, I would say that the film strongly irritated me, but I won’t pull my punches and simply say that it pissed me off terribly. It’s hard when the depression that is the main feature of the film is created by completely inappropriate and crazy music, which would force every viewer to put a bullet in their head. Because of that music, I couldn’t even finish the movie. But if nothing else, I opened my horizons and realized that even such films could exist. If I forced myself to be objective, I’d give it two stars at least for the acting performances, but I couldn’t do it with this one, so I’m going for Boo!

The channel Cinemax made me really happy on Sunday morning. The First Grader is officially a British movie, but it tells a story of an old man from a small village in the middle of Kenya. From a country that was under the rule of Great Britain for a long time, finding someone who would put the today’s reality of this country right is a rare feat. And I must say that I found it very nice. It makes me incredibly happy when someone is able to appreciate something that we take completely for granted. And you know what? Even though we’ve got these possibilities, we just keep complaining and criticizing. This film is not only about the self-reflection of one nation that has decimated Kenya, but above all about people, about the humility that every European or American should look for in this film, because even though it is a very unusual story and quite incomprehensible to many people, it still has a lot to offer.

I totally understand why the film has no ratings at this site. The actors are nothing much at first glance, the poster is absolutely awful, and as soon as the film starts, it’s hard enough to even follow the subtitles because it’s visually about as good as a kid cartoon made by a real kid. I had a huge problem with even keeping my attention on this movie. When it ended, I realized that I’d been sitting in a pub sipping on a beer for the last 20 minutes. That happens when you stumble upon a movie on the Czech Television no one has ever heard of, which turns out to be deserved.

I laughed and sometimes I felt sick. Sometimes a little sicker than I’m used to. So that’s actually the Jackass standard. What is no longer the standard is what happened after Jackass 3.5 was released. Ryan Dunn got killed first in a car accident, and then the press started to harass the boys, almost made them look like some junkies. The power of money is undeniable. I wonder if there will ever be another sequel.

Saturday morning on Czech Television together with this relaxed, nice family film, which will certainly not disappoint with its story. I even remember the moment when this film was a novelty in our video rental. Jesus, time really flies...

The Irish once again gave me a brutal thrashing full of reality and black humor. I often think that even if those people were at death’s door, they would come up with some catchphrase that would immediately ruin the atmosphere. Parked is a beautiful yet sad film. That happens when you watch a great realistic drama full of wonderful acting performances and unique characteristics of the given countries. Maybe that’s why I like watching European movies so much.

I understand that Hemingway was a pretty unbearable character with all his drinking, but I think that when the creators decided to turn his life into a biopic, in which one of his wives also played an important part, they could at least make it in the way that I would enjoy. The acting performances are great, but the movie suffers from being incredibly long and very boring.