Every Breathe You Take (2021), Sam Claflin, Vertical Entertainment US
In new thriller Every Breath You Take; Casey Affleck is a psychiatrist, whose family life is unexpectedly disrupted, after he introduces the brother of a former client to his wife and daughter.
With additional key cast that includes Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin and Emily Alyn Lind; Every Breath You Take is directed by Vaughn Stein.
I feel like a huge liar calling this a new ‘trailer.’ Because, ultimately, what it resembles is a ‘SUPER short film,’ especially considering how much of the plot it reveals.
I’m mostly intrigued by Sam Claflin in the role of villain. I’m also definitely not expecting this movie to be in my list of favourites of 2021. But I will give it a chance and save it for one of those days when I don’t want to work too hard to follow everything.
India Eisley, Hiro Kanagawa, Veronica Ferres, Craig Haas, Lilly Krug, Christopher Logan, Daniel Bacon, Kheon Clarke, Jeff Sanca and Nicki Steudel also star.
Enola Holmes, a drama/mystery about the teenage sister of famous detective Sherlock Holmes is not a terrible film.
Focused on Enola’s search for her newly missing mother (Helena Bonham Carter), which then leads to the teenager becoming a super-sleuth in her own right, Millie Bobby Brown is great in the lead role.
Henry Cavill and Sam Claflin as Enola’s big brothers Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes are also quite entertaining to watch; as are the moments of fun dialogue. Yet, overall, it’s really during the first two or three action sequences that I had the most fun.
Director Harry Bradbeer’s movie is quite engaging at first. It’s just that once the film’s first action sequence had taken place, I found myself disappointed because, not too long afterwards, my engagement started to drift, only to peak again during other physical scenes.
A young woman’s journey to choosing her path in life, regardless of pressures from many around her is what Enola Holmes is really about. I generally enjoy stories like these. Neverthless, even though there are moments in this movie that I’ll remember fondly, the story edit and pacing didn’t leave me as content with the finished product as anticipated.
Watch Enola Holmes if you’re curious. It is quite charming and Sam Claflin is great at playing unlikably cantankerous aristocrats. If you’ve seen him in The Riot Club (2014), you understand.
Enola Holmes, the teen sister of the famous Sherlock Holmes is the focus of the latest crime/mystery/drama starring Henry Cavill, Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham Carter and Sam Claflin.
Directed by Harry Bradbeer; Enola sets off to find her newly missing mother and in the process becomes a super-sleuth in her own right.
First of all, am I the only one who had no idea that Mr. Holmes had a sister?
I’m definitely watching this one to learn more about Enola and to see the Cavill/Claflin on screen chemistry play out.
Also, I’ve never watched Stranger Things on Netflix so this will be my first Bobby Brown movie. Lastly, as a long time fan of Bonham-Carter’s quirkiness in general, this should be fun.
Fiona Shaw, Adeel Akhtar, Frances de la Tour, Louis Partridge, Susan Wokoma, Burn Gorman and Jay Simpson also star.
Love Wedding Repeat (2020), Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, Netflix.
In new Netflix comedy Love Wedding Repeat, Sam Claflin is Jack, a big brother trying to make sure his little sister’s wedding goes as smoothly as possible. Quite the challenging task considering the various characters, both invited and not, who arrive with their own issues in tow. To further complicate things, Jack’s ‘one that got away’ is there, plus a sedative gets misplaced with highly unhelpful consequences.
Also starring Olivia Munn, Joel Fry, Freida Pinto, and Eleanor Tomlinson, director Dean Craig’s film has some good moments, both humorous and moving. Even though I did definitely laugh, I don’t quite have a specific, most memorable funny moment that stood out in a way I could recount in years to come. Nevertheless, I liked Fry’s physical performance once he was, ‘under the influence.’ It’s in fact Claflin and Fry’s performances that stand out most for me in good ways.
As for the aforementioned ‘moving moments,’ I’m a complete sucker for beautiful sibling relationships, and Love Wedding Repeat certainly has that. Overall, the last third of the movie is my favourite. Surprise surprise! It’s where most of the beautifully written dialogue and affecting moments take place.
The things I wish were different about Craig’s film, just so I’d have had an even better time, include, firstly, the idea of telling two versions of the same story. The way it was executed was a tad awkward. I also don’t recall which character the film’s narrator (who sounded a lot like Dame Judi Dench) was supposed to be because I don’t believe it was mentioned.
Love Wedding Repeat (2020), Olivia Munn, Netflix
Secondly, what I found most annoying overall, even though I forgot about it soon after, because there was so much going on, is the moving of the place settings. Perhaps too much time has passed since I’ve been to a wedding, but it simply didn’t make sense to me why the children would move the names around on that specific table and so deliberately without being asked to do so. It all just seemed too convenient a plot device.
Thirdly, some of the humour in Love Wedding Repeat simply felt awkward because a handful of jokes seemed to go on for too long. I definitely thought (maybe out loud) ‘Yes, yes. I get the point’ a couple of times.
Last but not least, I know only too well that no one is perfect but it sucked a little to learn around the halfway point hat one of the characters I’d been rooting for wasn’t as honest as I’d hoped.
On balance, Love Wedding Repeat is one of those comedies you watch without setting your expectations too high. It’s definitely not as smooth as Four Weddings and A Funeral (1994) or the first Bridget Jones Diary (2001) movie but it does have its charm. Especially if you’re partial to the best parts of romantic comedies.
Watch it for a little romance, a one-hour forty-minute virtual Italian getaway and good performances by Claflin and Fry in particular. The three main ladies are good too. They’re also absolutely gorgeous. Namely Munn, Tomlinson and Pinto; not that you needed telling, I’m sure.
Directed and co-written by Dean Craig; Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, and Freida Pinto’s latest comedy, Love Wedding Repeat tells the story of Jack; a young man trying to make sure his sister’s wedding goes smoothly.
Only, this task includes managing a small list of unexpected outcomes; namely, the presence of an angry ex-girlfriend, a misplaced sedative and ‘the one that got away,’ in alternate versions of the same day.
I’m ready for all the humour and wedding season high jinks. I’m also glad to see Munn in a new movie.
Eleanor Tomlinson, Joel Fry, Aisling Bea, Jack Farthing, Tim Key, Allan Mustafa, Alexander Forsyth and Stefano Patti also star.
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