THE LAZARUS EFFECT
This machine-like thriller leaves no fat in its narrative.
Introducing the important characters with precision and the serum they
are working on which brings the dead back to life. The scary parts zip by so quickly they don’t
really register and the special effects are nothing new. PET SECRETARY in a laboratory is a neat idea
but this film is competent – nothing more, nothing less.
WELCOME TO ME
I wanted to like this film
due to the presence of Kristen Wiig, maybe the single most funniest female
performer in the history of Saturday Night Live, and also because of the
premise – A mentally ill woman wins the lottery and uses the money to produce
her own talk show. The talk show scenes
are hilarious and deranged but the rest of the film seems stuck between humor
and hugs, that is sentimentality where everybody sees the error of their ways
and the film ends with unrealistic optimism.
Unfortunately, that’s the direction ME goes in and I felt
disappointed. The Seinfeld theory works
best – No hugging, no learning.
THE EVE
Low budget psychological
horror film with echoes of REPULSION and a neat twist that is the best part. Getting there is not too bad of ride although
not a lot happens until then. One of
those films where at the end you review all that happened and see clues. Would have been better with more action or a
least better pacing- A bit boring.
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