Runtime:109 Minutes
Post Credit-None
Plot-"Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents".
Starring-Vera Farmiga, Madeline Brewer and Alan Ruck
My Thoughts
I was not sure what to expect going into this film but the trailer caught my attention and I liked the sound of the plot when i looked into the film.Now having seen the film I can say it was surprisingly decent. The acting from the main cast was very good lead by performances from Ashton Sanders (I liked his role in the equalizer 2 as well) he did a very good job in the lead role and I look forward to seeing more of Ashton in the future, the other standout for me was the always solid John Goodman as the Special agent tasked with trying to quell the rebellion of those against the aliens that have invaded earth. The plot for me was very intriguing and it pulled me in and kept my entertained through the run time, what really stood out to me was the intermix of the alien invasion and the political undertones that worked well together (and this is coming fro someone who stays far away from politics). For a film that has a usual sci fi heavy genre, this film relied on mostly practical effects (except fora few scenes with the aliens) which was nice to see and i appreciated the lack of CG. One more aspect I really liked about this film was it kept me guessing most of the way which for me is a hard thing to do, There was a big reveal during the climax of the film that I personally did not see coming which was such a pleasure. Not everything was great one aspect of the film i did not like was while the plot was good overall and flowed together pretty well, it did have its slow moments that kind of bogged down the overall pace of the film with scenes I felt weren't needed, I assume this was what the director wanted but there was a lot of s"shaky cam" which I am not a fan of and it bothered me, but that is a subjective matter. the worst part of this film for me was one of the most important parts which was the ending it fell flat for me and that always takes away from the film overall, which was unfortunate as i enjoyed this film.Rotten Tomatoes gave this film a 50% saying "This sci-fi thriller may not necessarily leave viewers in a Captive State, but it offers reasonably diverting alien invasion action with ambitious political undertones". I agree overall as I mentioned earlier that the film did a good job combining sci fi film with political elements. Overall this was a good film that I enjoyed and I reccomend this to anyone who wants to see a well acted sci fi film with political undertones.
Rating
solid film, well acted and engaging plot with a weak ending unfortunately 7.6/10!!!
The Second and final film to review fore the month of March is Us.
Run time:116 Minutes
Post Credit-None
Plot-"A mother and father take their kids to their beach house, expecting to enjoy time with friends, but their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some visitors arrive uninvited".
Starring-Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke
My Thoughts
I was a Big fan "Get Out" and was eagerly awaiting Jordan Peele's next film. Now having seen the film I will say its the best I have seen this year so far. Starting with the acting it was an excellent Job by the entire cast. Lupita Nyong'o was the standout for me though her performance in a dual role (as Adelaide and Red) was amazing and one of the best I have seen in recent memory, the way she was able to convey the different emotions of the two characters was top notch. Winston Duke was another performance for me that I enjoyed not for his role as Abraham but as Gabe the father, I like the comic relief his character added to the serious tone of the film it was a nice contrast and one I thoroughly enjoyed but in all honesty the entire cast did a great job. The plot of the films can be a little hard to follow if you miss any of the little clues dotted throughout the film, it all connects in the end for the most part but there a few plot points that may not make sense or feel left behind, but overall the plot was engaging and frenetic at points (in a good way) and I enjoyed the fact that the film built up from the beginning it didn't start out at running from the gates it was slow burn which was great. One aspect of this film I enjoyed was that it was a thinkers film, there are a lot of little cues that can be missed very eassily that may not make sense till latert nthe film or even until after the film is over, this film may need to be watched multiple times to make all the connections, references whic his awesome, personally i loved that the film played out this way, it was not a standard horror film (and to be honest it wasn't scary at all but it was still very good). One part of this film that fell flat for me was the ending, there is a big twist that while a but shocking led to the ending of this film feeling a little anticlimactic and it did take away from the film a little bit.Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 94% saying "With Jordan Peele's second inventive, ambitious horror film, we have seen how to beat the sophomore jinx, and it is Us". I agree the film was very good and I don't want to compare it to Get Out they are different types of films and I will rate both instead of comparing. This was a very good film and as i said earlier the best I have seen so far this year, I highly recommend this film for anyone who wants to see a film with an excellent cast and a good plot with a nice twist mixed in albeit with a somewhat weak ending in my opnion
Rating
Great film!! Highly recommend. 8.6/10!!!
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