The first half of this mini-series is amazingly about a pair of platonic gay best friends. That part is fun, but also very disappointing in a way that a 1980s mini-series about platonic gay people probably had to be.
The second half is much much less interesting. Plus, the protagonist, Charles Ryder, switches teams. What a mother f**ker! The protagonist is actually not a good person in my opinion. Among other faults, he's a poor example of a non-believer and he really doesn't back his friend properly. A traitor really.
[One might reason that Charles was just romanced by the wealth of the family, not by any of them. If Charles is heterosexual, when it was clear Sebastian liked boys (one day in), the right honorable thing should have been to stay away and not lead him on. If Charles is bisexual, then I'm not sure what I would say. Maybe, make up your mind, dude!]
Throughout there is a surprising focus on religion, (Catholicism) especially in the second half, which I personally found quite boring and uninteresting. That a dying old man who never went to church in
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Take Me Home Tonight (2011) rating: 6/10
Topher Grace is the lead in this film flashback to the '80s. I really like Topher, but I'll try not let it color my review here. The movie is not very funny, though there are a few good moments in the script. The presentation of the hackneyed lesson of not wasting your life as a spectator is a little obvious. Seeing Topher shirtless makes up for the movie's shortcomings somewhat.
One confusing thing is Topher wears his watch on his right arm, but eats with his right. As an almost pure lefty, I find that weird. But maybe it makes sense, like just putting on a watch is easier for his left hand.
One confusing thing is Topher wears his watch on his right arm, but eats with his right. As an almost pure lefty, I find that weird. But maybe it makes sense, like just putting on a watch is easier for his left hand.
Limitless (2011) rating: 7/10
What if there were a pill to make you smart? What if not only the smart effects went away when you stopped, but actually made you rather more stupid and even physically frail. If the story sounds a little familiar, it is a bit like Flowers for Algernon, but only a bit.
It's actually interesting how this film sort of worships being smart in all its forms, and especially not the hard working kind of studious smart, but really the easy as pie learn through osmosis street smart where it seems there is a solution to everything if only you are smart enough.
Has good action sequences, too.
It's actually interesting how this film sort of worships being smart in all its forms, and especially not the hard working kind of studious smart, but really the easy as pie learn through osmosis street smart where it seems there is a solution to everything if only you are smart enough.
Has good action sequences, too.
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