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Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, No Spoiler Reviews

KAOS (2024) The Things I Liked…

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I went into watching Netflix’s eight-part modern-day contemporary retelling of Greek mythology, Kaos, as someone who only very vaguely recalls the stories. 

Nevertheless, I’m among the film/TV fans who hoped for such a production. Now that it’s arrived and I’ve seen it all, what stands out most is Jeff Goldblum’s memorable performance as Zeus, king of the gods. A character who is equally charming and unlikeable. One who, as predicted, embodies the reality that absolute power corrupts absolutely. 

I enjoyed the series, even though the execution could have been slicker. An expectation for which I partly blame Game of Thrones (2011 – 2019), because it raised my expectations and standards for complex stories about power and the numerous characters involved in the fight for or against it.

Besides Goldblum, should the series be renewed for a second season, I hope it gets even better. Especially since it would be fun to see Zeus deal with whatever Aurora Perrineau’s Riddy and others on her side have planned for him and his family of gods. 

What’s clear by the end of season one is that Chaos has most certainly arrived. I look forward to meeting all the other gods that have so far only been referred to by name. I.e. Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Aphrodite and many more, I’m sure, considering Zeus’s proclivities.

Watch it if you’re curious.

Happy Film Loving, 

G

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

KAOS (2024): New Trailer Starring Jeff Goldblum, David Thewlis, Aurora Perrineau, Janet McTeer…

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Read my spoiler-free movie review of Kaos (2024).

For those who have been praying for a modern-day contemporary retelling of Greek Mythology, creator Charlie Covell has something coming soon on Netflix that intends to do exactly that.

It’s called Kaos and stars Jeff Goldblum, David Thewlis, Aurora Perrineau and Janet McTeer.

I don’t remember too much about Greek Mythology from the little I learned while at school. However, knowing how inspiring it has been and continues to be for many writers, I’m excited to see a modern version of the stories. That and getting to see dramatised early examples of the well-known saying: ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely.’ i think it’ll be fun to see that play out, especially where Goldblum’s character is concerned.

I can’t help but wonder how this series might be received if it were about ‘the one and only God ‘ rather than the Greek gods. Perhaps one will just have to imagine.

Rakie Ayola, Cliff Curtis, Misia Butler, Nabhaan Rizwan, Leila Farzad, Matthew Koon and Killian Scott also star.

Kaos Release Dates: August 29th, 2024, Netflix

Happy Film Loving,

G

Adventure, No Spoiler Reviews, Romance

PASSENGERS (2016): The Thing I Liked…

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Passengers (2016), Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt
Passengers (2016), Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt

My favourite thing about Passengers is what it has to say (however little) about our need for human connection. Besides this and the beautiful images of space towards the very end, the experience of Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt’s latest film can be described as ‘a not very good in-space romantic comedy’ with moments of bad dialogue and arguably questionable chemistry.

Passengers isn’t bad because the actors, Lawrence, Pratt, Michael Sheen and Laurence Fishburne did a particularly substandard job. It’s disappointing because there’s a certain hollow/under-developed feel about the story.

The fact that you can more or less count the number of characters on one hand has very little, if anything, to do with it. Even with the movie’s most loved star, Lawrence, and Morten Tyldum, director of one of 2014’s best films – The Imitation Game (2014), Passengers could not be saved from its built-in emptiness, nor could it be saved from the thoughts that came to my mind as I watched:

‘Oh dear‘

‘This is actually not very good‘

‘My, that was a bad line‘

Watch Passengers if nothing will stop you. Chances are, you will likely be longing for all that seems to be missing.

Happy Film Loving

G

Adventure, Sci-Fi

PASSENGERS (2016): New Trailer From Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen…

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Passengers (2016), Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt
Passengers (2016), Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt

Passengers is the new sci-fi/adventure film starring Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen and Jennifer Lawrence.

Everything takes place aboard a spacecraft that’s en route to a distant colony planet, while carrying thousands of people. Things get particularly interesting when a malfunction in the spacecraft’s sleep chambers results in two passengers being prematurely awakened – 90 years earlier than planned.

Indeed, the star power of this movie is off the charts. But, the thing that excites me most is the fact that Passengers is directed by Morten Tyldum, the man behind The Imitation Game – one of  2014’s very best movies.

I can’t wait to see how well this story is constructed. My eyes definitely glistened at ‘You die, I die!’

Laurence Fishburne, Marie Burke and Aurora Perrineau also star.

Passengers Release Dates: December 21st, 2016 (US); December 23rd, 2016 (UK); January 5th, 2016 (GER)…

Happy Film Loving,

G