The Last Days of American Crime (2020), Edgar Ramírez, Netflix
Based on the graphic novel by Greg Tocchini; The Last Days of American Crime is a new action/crime movie starring Edgar Ramírez, Michael Pitt and Sharlto Copley.
Directed by Olivier Megaton, the story is set in a not-too-distant future. A future where America’s final response to terrorism and crime is the government having the ability to broadcast a signal, making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit a crime.
I’m in to find out more about the ‘freezing crime’ capabilities. Fingers crossed that the story around the tech is equally compelling.
Anna Brewster, Jay Anstey, Inge Beckmann, Sean Cameron Michael, Tamer Burjaq, Robert Hobbs, Daniel Fox and Clayton Boyd also star.
Directed by David Ayer (End Of Watch (2012); and starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace and Edgar Ramirez, Brightis a buddy/cop movie set in a world where humans live alongside fantasy creatures. It’s also a film that isn’t quite all I wished it to be.
The issues I have with Bright start with the story. Perhaps the fact that fantasy and sci-fi are not my go-to genres has something to do with it, but I just didn’t fully buy into the world the story occupies. I’m not even sure that the truth of how Orcs, elves, fairies and humans came to co-exist in LA, let alone planet Earth, was properly explained.
Then there’s the fact that due to pacing and one or two other unfortunate factors, the movie did’t get particularly interesting for me until ‘the cop shooting’ that happens approximately forty minutes in. Even then, I still found myself thinking about how much more I enjoyed End Of Watch, especiallythe story and co-star chemistry.
I’m not saying that I think Bright is all bad – because if it were, I’d have stopped watching long before the end – the way I recently did with A Bad Mom’s Christmas (2017). The things I did enjoy about Ayer’s movie start with the vibrant graffiti in the opening sequence, followed by the impressive Orc prosthetics. Then there’s Noomi Rapace’s villain character, particularly the way she fought and dressed. Last but in no way least, I rather like how well Edgar Ramirez wore his elf/vampire look. I admit that it was a much greater highlight than expected.
A thought that entered my mind soon after I hit ‘play,’ ‘I bet Will Smith is super happy about not having to wear any Orc prosthetics or makeup. I know I would be‘. Who said that acting isn’t hard work?
Give Bright a chance if you’re curious enough. Or, you can always watch /re-watch End Of Watch instead, if not some other far better buddy/cop film.
Will Smith, Noomi Rapace and Joel Edgerton’s new movie, Bright is directed by David Ayer and set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans.
Smith plays a human cop who’s forced to work with an Orc (Edgerton) to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for.
I’m going to think positively about this movie for three reasons. The first two being that the story is intriguing and this trailer looks promising, even though it shows very little. Lastly, Ayer’s last movie (Suicide Squad (2016) was far from great but he did make several before that are still celebrated today; Fury (2014) and End Of Watch (2012), to name just two.
And there I was thinking that orcs only existed in Warcraft (2016)
Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry, Ike Barinholtz and Kenneth Choi also star.
Inspired by a true story, Gold, the latest movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard is about one man’s challenging American dream. A dream of finding gold and the even more difficult task of keeping it once he lucks out and does.
Directed by Stephen Gaghan, I’ll be watching to see McConaughey in yet another new light. I also want to know precisely all the ways that people are going to ‘come for’ his character; that is once they get the distinct whiff of billions and billions of dollars. The phrase more money, more problems is so very fitting here.
I couldn’t help but get a The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013) vibe from this trailer; such is the mark Martin Scorcese’s movie has left on my brain.
Toby Kebbell, Corey Stoll and Bill Camp also star.
Based on the book by Paula Hawkins, a mystery/thriller is what we can expect from Emily Blunt and Justin Theroux’s latest movie, The Girl On The Train.
There’s just a little bit of a Gone Girl (2014)vibe going on with this one. And I can’t say it’s necessarily a bad thing. Fingers crossed that this is great.
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