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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol 2011
Ghost Protocol is definitely a childhood classic. Great set pieces and more humour than the rest, courtesy of Simon Pegg, the fourth installment is thoroughly entertaining but slightly too safe narratively. Even though Cruise scaled the Burj and Renner dived into a cavernous vent, the overall dialogue was safe. It improved on the supporting characters identity- giving them motive and meaning but came across as simple, especially in Paula Patton's case. Saying "Where's Ethan?" Twice in a row when everyone…
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Mission: Impossible III 2006
Upon embarking on rewatching this third installment for the one hundredth time - I went into it remembering a few things; Phillip Seymour Hoffman was a good antagonist, Tom Cruise has more weight behind his character and the overall flamboyancey of trademark insane action was streamlined. I can now say watching this film years gone by that not only did it reaffirm those facts but also made me realise that JJ Abrams and Michael Giacchino threaded in so much of…
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022
LFF Film #15
Heartwarming. Mature. Recycled. The newest installment of Pinocchio adaptations takes us on wildly different ride than the traditional ones with a strong sense of self identity and nuanced artistic choices. I mean, David Bradley is more endearing as Gepetto than Disney's recent rehash courtesy of the withering Tom Hanks. Anyway, the film works in it strides when it goes full Del Torro and only partially suffers when the stakes are played with like a game of tug-of-war.
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Empire of Light 2022
LFF Film #9
A lot of light shed in the wrong places. Olivia Coleman's delicate performance leads us through a stunning recapture of retro cinema that leaves you pleased but not impressed. Having Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins reunite sounds like gold and it is, visually. What the film is missing is purpose and dedication to its own story, everything floats on the surface and rarely dips its toes any deeper such as the conflicting threads of narrative; Racism, misogyny…
