A beautiful promising young lawyer, Benita, is experiencing success early in her career with the film of her dream. Getting engaged to her long time boyfriend Frederick was the best thing that happened to her; later will she realize that her wedding will be postponed due to a murder case. A local business man is shot and killed, a young teenager is a suspect, Benita will take on the case to exonerate young Desean Blunt who is a suspect in the murder. Is he guilty of the crime? Will Benita find the real killer? Will she be a victim herself?
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.
A consumed-by-rage woman travels from universe to universe to avenge the death of her daughter by brutally killing her murderer over and over again. And that's all that she does.
If I had truly wished to witness "Guardians of the Galaxy", I would have stayed home to do so. Instead, I went to the IMAX and took in this newest incarnation of one of the most recognized and adapted superheroes in the DC Universe. **Sigh** Let me be clear here. I am NOT saying this is an AWFUL film.
Zombie apocalypses have been metaphors for late-stage predatory capitalism, but never a system disrupter that brings about freedom.
You'd better buckle up, pack spare underwear, & maybe lay off the drinking for a night, for a gnarly ride in New York!
Gay representation is out there, but to portray a character who's gay as a big, happy brute is a rare treat.
