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* Robert De Niro & James Woods are (unsurprisingly) great, there’s not much more I can say about these two that hasn’t already been said (other than Woods holds his own with De Niro - I think he’s a great actor, but it’s another thing going toe to toe with Bobby, so nice one Woodsy). All the kid actors were great also. But it’s Burt Young (best known as Paulie from Rocky (1976)) that I’d…
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* ‘Harmonica’ (aka Charles Bronson) is easily one of the coolest Cowboys of all time “... he's somebody you'd remember. Instead of talking, he plays. And when he better play, he talks.”. Henry Fonda & Jason Robards are also brilliant (Fonda’s piercing blue eyes cut through the screen with the BR remaster!). & then there’s the stunning Claudia Cardinale 😍 - There’s no weak links, everyone brings their A-game & totally nails the tone 🎭
* Sergio…
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* The (NEW) Scooby gang are back!… Or should I say “The Core Four”! Also with the welcome return of franchise darlings Courteney Cox as Gale Weathers, & Hayden Panettiere as Kirby. As for the new generation Sidney Prescott, aka Malissa Barrera as Sam Carpenter (last name sounds familiar? Something all the Scream films have done to homage masters of Horror), I thought she really earned her stripes in the brilliant Scream (2022)…
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* A career best for star Sam Worthington, someone I’m not normally convinced by, but I do like him in this (also the grossly underrated Wrath of the Titans (2012), a sequel to the inferior Clash of the Titans (2010)). Zoe Saldana is less reliant on shouting this time around (something I found a bit annoying in the first film), making her more aggressive/emotional moments more impactful when they arrive, really rate Saldana’s performance…
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* Oscar worthy performance from Mr Cruise. Everyone else brings their A-game & compliments the source material 🎭
* Edward Zwick can be my biggest issue with the film. While some scenery/imagery is beautiful - Sadly when it comes to the action it’s hit & miss, sometimes too frantic to appreciate the choreography - saying that it’s not like it’s bad, it’s just the film is so close to perfection it annoys me. Doesn’t spoil the overall film, +…
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* For a B-movie with a budget, the performances are fittingly archetypal with some nice added character traits that keep them from being boring. There’s someone for everyone here - My personal favourite was Wyatt Russell (son of Kurt), think that guys going places, or at least I think he deserves to 🎭
* Julius Avery delivers what’s on the page, making it exciting/cool & a noteworthy hybrid action/horror/war movie 🎥👏
* Jed Kurzel delivers a fitting score.…
