
A man (Hamlet), a woman (Cleopatra), a young man (Romeo), a girl (Desdémona), a father (Lear) and a soldier (Macbeth) are the passenger of the 008 flight. They don’t know, but on land a conspiracy against them is being prepared. Inside the plane, an attempt of kidnapping, an electrical storm, the lose of destination and the need of one of them to jump into a vacuum; all of these take them to their limits. In the end, besides the man warnings, the characters end up with their inevitable destinies.
Even with its straightforward premise, “Richard Jewell” is ramped up by exceptional drama. In all honesty, the performances are out of this world. As Jewell, Paul Walter Hauser becomes a walking representation of gullibility. His bumbling antics create the perfect hero, and very quickly, we feel the societal heat that surrounds our protagonists.
Taika Waititi writes, directs and co-stars in 'Boy', set in 1984 New Zealand. The film does just what Waititi dreamed of — it gave a great coming-of-age story to Māori people without making a story of the Māori people as an exotic other.
The Invite is witty, dramatic, funny, and probably the best comedy released this year so far.
I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.