I used to watch movies every week and post reviews and personal opinions about it and as boring this may sound, time is indeed a luxury. I watch fewer movies nowadays and apparently have stopped posting movie reviews all together. Well, until today, hopefully.
Live By Night – 6.5
Gone Girl, The Town and Argo are all
directed by Ben Affleck and I love them all. Unfortunately the same cannot be
said about his 4th movie Live By Night. The great action sequences
and highly detailed recreation of 1926 Boston is absolutely amazing; the
visuals of this movie is top notch but it was such a waste when he “failed” to
introduce an interesting character and story. Definitely not a bad movie;
people who loves American gangster movies might like this but as a movie from
Ben Affleck, I expect it to have interesting characters and story. That’s how
much I loved Ben Affleck’s previous creations. Very disappointed but still looking
forward to his next one!
The Founder – 8.5
This is a movie about the founders of the
McDonalds Franchise. Interesting story coupled with an amazing performance by
Micheal Keaton makes this movie one entertaining watch. Highly recommended movie
but I think the Ray Kroc is a bully. Interesting and inspiring visionary
businessmen, yes, but still. What an opportunistic bully.
Hacksaw Ridge – 8.0
Can Hacksaw Ridge (directed by Mel Gibson)
stand shoulder to shoulder with Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Letters
from Iwojima, Flags of Our Fathers and other great WW2 movies? Definitely yes.
Andrew Garfield proved that he is one of the few young actors out there that
can lead a movie on his own. Really emotional and powerful performance. I think
this is Mel Gibson’s best movie yet, but I might be bias because I love WW2
movies in general. Highly recommended.
Jackie – 7.0
Natalie Portman was amazing as Jacqueline
Kennedy. Probably her best performance after Leon The Professional (?). There
was little story to tell but Portman’s believable performance and charisma
alone nailed me to my seat, wanting to see more of the grieving First Lady’s
internal and external struggle to cope with such shock of suddenly losing
everything. Recommended.
