While some films triumph in this endeavor, many falter, feeling hollow, overwrought,or simply boring.
10’The Son' (2022)
Directed by Florian Zeller
“Im not like you.
I cant just push it all away.
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Unfortunately,the movie lacks the nuance of the first film, becomingmawkish and melodramatic.
Despite a strong cast, includingLaura DernandVanessa Kirby, it feels heavy-handed in its approach to mental health.
“The SoloistfeaturesRobert Downey Jr.as journalistSteve LopezandJamie FoxxasNathaniel Ayers, a homeless man with extraordinary musical talent.
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He oscillates between heartfelt and overly sentimental, failing to elevate the generic script.
8’J.
Edgarattempts to chronicle the life ofJ.
Edgar Hoover(Leonardo DiCaprio), the enigmatic and controversial first director of the FBI.
While the man himself led a unique and intriguing life,this movie winds up being pretty dull.
Eastwood’s direction feels overly restrained, and the films nonlinear structure often muddles the narrative.
We don’t feel like we get to know Hoover at all.
For this reason,J.
Edgarfeels like a massive missed opportunity.
And that’s without even getting started on the cheesy makeup.
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I.
for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
The film feels disjointed, with underdeveloped characters and pacing issues that undercut its emotional impact.
Fans must have fumed to see such a great book turned into such mediocre cinema.
The film weaves between Hogancamp’s real-world struggles and the imaginative adventures of his alter-ego within the village.
“Amsterdamis another movie with a star-studded cast but not that much actual meat on its bones.
The sets and costumes are sumptuous, butthe plot is convoluted, and the third act is unsatisfying.
These three abstractions connect every single human being on Earth.
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Everything is incredibly try-hard, and a lot of the dialogue is painfully saccharine.
Only Mirren is properly enjoyable here.
Most critics rippedCollateral Beautyto shreds, but it still managed to make a solid profit.
Finally, the story inevitably ends without resolution, as Earhart’s fate remains a mystery.
Claiming the top spot on this list is the flaming dumpster fire that isCats.
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J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
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In the 1930s, three friends witness a murder, are framed for it, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.
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A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.
