Plot
"Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides".
My Thoughts
When I first laid eyes on the trailer for this film, I was not sure what to make of it. at first glance it looked like some low budget film that Would not think twice about not seeing and never think of it again, as the trailer continued on I realized the movie had to deal with three guys getting extra ordinary abilities, while that was nothing new what intrigues me more about this film was not the trailer, it was the researching I did on the film once I got home and found that while this film offered nothing new in the type of film it was going to be, What I liked about it was the fact that it was going the route of dealing with the trials and tribulations that would effect the everyday teen/young adult when receiving powers, it was something I had not seen in a movie before in terms of the and was really interested in seeing it done on the big screen. Now that I had an idea on the film and made my decision to see the film on opening weekend. The Film decides to go with the "Cloverfield" Style of camera work for those who did not see the film "Cloverfield" what this means is that the whole movie is shot from the point of view of a video camera, this can be a tricky situation because if done wrong the movie can lose the audience fairly quick, this film followed in the steps of cloverfield and did a wonderful job, this point of view really works well with the flow and pacing of the film and really leads to some intimates moments with the characters. The acting in this film was surprising to me very believable for what the movie was trying to accomplish which is high school life in that regard it does very well, three main cast all did remarkable jobs with special mention to Micheal B. Jordan (Steve) he was my favorite character out of the three and I look forward to seeing where his career goes after this role. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chronicle/ has this film at 84% and adding " It arrives during a glut of found-footage films, but Chronicle transcends its gimmicks with a smart script, fast-paced direction, and engaging performances from its young, talented cast". This film was heavy laden with special effects and with a budget of only 15 million which is independent film budgetary wise, surprisingly for the most part the special effect where very good there was a particular scene where all three of the guys are flying through the air above the clouds and I must say it was excellently done and made me envy them and wish I could fly, there are only a few instances where you will notice that the effects being used is computer generated. Overall this was a very good film and exceeded my expectations the only knock I can find wit this film are its length (83 minuted) and the fact that an age old cliche was once again brought to life and I hope if there is a sequel that this cliched is allowed to be knocked to the way side.
Rating
Good young cast, Good special effects for the budget, Good choice of camera work 7.7/10!!!
The third movie of the month is "Safe House" Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds and Vera Farmiga the film opened also on the 10th
Plot
"A young CIA (Reynolds) agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive (Washington) in a safe house. But when the safe house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge".
My Thoughts
Let me start by staying I am a huge Denzel Washington fan and in my opinion he is one of the best actors of all time and I have rarely seen him in a bad role and as such my expectations for this film where very high, I also want to add I am not a fan of Ryan Reynolds at all he ruined Blade:Trinity for me with his horrible attempts at jokes which in my opinion fell flat. now that I got that out of the way time to talk about the film first off http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/safe_house_2012/ has the film rated at 53% saying "Though Safe House is anchored by strong performances from Washington and Reynolds, they're let down by a thin script and choppily edited action sequences that betray the film's unfortunate lack of imagination"this is the first time in my reviews that I disagree with rotten tomatoes, for me this was a very good film that surprised me in some aspects, what surprised my was not the film but that Ryan Reynolds was decent in this role not great but he did a very good job, Denzel Washington in this film was as usual a standout in his role as Tobin Frost the fugitive on the run from the C.I.A. it is a shame if this role had been given to any other actor Mr.Reynolds would have been the star but fortunately for me it was Mr.Washington. The feel of this movie and pacing was suited to what I like for a film of this nature there is a bit of the shaky cam effect which is find given the quick pace of the film in general. I also want to add if you are are a fan of Gun fights and chasing via foot or car this is a film for you. The supporting cast around Reynolds and Denzel all do a great job in their roles as well with special mention to Vera Farmiga in her role as the director of the C.I.A.. The length of the film was an 1 hour and 54 minutes which is a good length and made the film feel very developed and not rushed to end, On a negative note I will mention that the ending while not bad has a character meet their end and I felt it took away from the film, Lastly I want to add that having the movie set in S.Africa was a great idea I find for movies in this drama it always makes the movie feel better when it is filmed in Europe or Africa Or Asia as long as it is not in N.America, S.Africa was the perfect setting and added to the movie as a whole, Overall this was a very good film that I thoroughly enjoyed and recommend highly.
Rating
Great Setting, Denzel at his best as usual, Ryan Reynolds Decent for once, Good supporting acting as well 8.1/10!!!!.
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