Review Time
Warning: there are flashing effects/colourful
effects/stabbing of the neck
Storyline: on both counts the storyline
and the pacing of this film is something safe and reliable. On a quick side
note this film does show elements of the final section of this project in
between the opening credits, but it does this really strange thing of doing it
either in reverse or how it should be but in slow motion including switching
from black-and-white back to normal a colour project but for any of this. I
just don't like it; it is just unnecessary and confusing, because just to cover
my back I know an element of this is in reverse but I'm not sure about the rest
in short it is weird and pointless.
Action/Art/Comedy: now there is this
scene in this project where the action and art go hand-in-hand; it is where our
lead character/performer [Conlin/Segal] is practicing shooting these Birthday
Candles, when we get to the final two candles the viewers can see what he was trying
to do which was set the candles alight without destroying the candles
themselves.
Now
individually there are weapons being used, combat and those kinds of things
including such things as Poker [No limit Texas hold 'em] and Mahjong in another
scene, we also have Ten-pin bowling going on in the same location as the
Mahjong
Art; the
viewers have this supporting character/performer [The Old Man/Henriksen] he is
sitting in this abandoned Theatre he is sitting on/in the first level after
meeting Conlin/Segal for the first time, he makes this paper airplane and he
sends it flying, because of where he is sitting it gives the viewers a small
yet decent amount of time to watch this paper airplane go on a little journey,
there are some good scenes in this aquarium and finally moving on to the comedy
for one example we have Conlin/Segal saying to his Daughter Becky/Jordan
"You coulder like at least play innocent next time." Becky/Jordan
"Innocent?" Conlin/Segal "Yeah" Becky/Jordan replies
"I am your Daughter daddy." Conlin/Segal replies "You've got a
good point." As to imply that being innocent doesn't exactly run in the
family.
Characters/Performances: on all accounts
including the on-screen chemistry they either feel like they are the stand
versions of their characters or the performances feel like they are just doing
their job, don't get me wrong there is on-screen chemistry between Conlin/Segal
and Becky/Jordan but for all the rest my previous comments stand.
This film receives: 4/10, this film is
mixed; I mean it is a solid film but for me it has more than enough not to be
in the poor bracket, but not convincingly enough for anything higher.
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