Jorge hustles his way through Buenos Aires' ruthless financial district, making cash and enemies by the minute. Crude, chaotic, and a magnet for disaster, he's burned just about every bridge, including the one to his estranged daughter. But after a near-fatal heart attack, Jorge is hit with an unfamiliar urge: to become a better man. Or at least look like one. Fueled by guilt, nicotine, junk food, and questionable life choices, he sets out to win back his daughter's trust and prove he’s changed – without actually changing too much. Because old habits die hard… and Jorge's aren't even close to dying.
In all actuality, “Just Mercy” should be labeled a “wall punching narrative.” Constantly, the flick throws high forms of adversity our way, amping up our most inner levels of discomfort. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton wonderfully paces the film in such a way that replicates the slow-burn nature of justice.
Taylor Swift dazzles many fans with remixes of her country and pop singles in her Reputation Stadium concert tour, becoming a successful concert film.
“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.
At least we got the original cast back, right? Not even that saves it. None of them could bring a sliver of hope to this special. Rather, they bring dread as we witness the light leaving from their eyes.
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”
'Zombieland: Double Tap' was entertaining and fun at times, but not very evolved. It had poorly developed female characters and stereotypical characters of color.
