Breadwinner
13 Reviews
Reviews
Hi Santa, it's Charlie
Basically a sitcom subplot edited together into a five minute sketch that lives or dies on its lead performance but thankfully that lead performance is good. Only suggestion is that the actor ditch the outrageous and frankly very disrespectful haircut - maybe the most disrespectful movie haircut since Tom Cruise in M:I-2. Great sound and lighting squandered by lack of ambition - come on folks, one entry this year had a SKI CHASE, and here you are turning in a grand total of three shots filmed in what can only be described as a squalid starter home.
MILK!
Great to see people who get rock hard over the idea of drinking icy cold milk get some representation onscreen at last. Loved the dream sequence and the frankly appalling SFX of the tiny guy running on the bench. This is the garbage we wanna see.
Spicing Things Up
A story of two elderly men taking lots of shits. Enormous missed opportunity IMHO not adding in loud wet hot farting sounds every time they went to the toilet but the person next to me was in stitches so maybe it wasn’t necessary.
Never Ever say Never Ever Ever Again
Much-needed showcase for elderly actors doing action roles a la Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. This is a Bond parody that kicks off with an inspired replica of the iconic GoldenEye teaser and also includes sped-up footage of hands shuffling cards that tickled my funny bone. Better than Quantum of Solace both technically and creatively and it was only made in 48 hours I understand.
Come Die with Me
This delectable confection did NOT tickle and tantalise my tastebuds. Hardly a feast but a passable snack. Ghost effects had me spooked - you ever seen thru someone in a kitchen? Well I have and this movie which I understand is called Come Die With Me captures it well and folks it’s no picnic.
One Star
People at the screening were lapping up the cheeky and outrageous antics of the Uber Eats driver. However, the home audience were not impressed - “creepy”, “unpleasant” were some of the words bandied about. So viewer: beware of this controversial figure.
SCUM
Lots of violence and swearing so do NOT bring the kids - or if you do make sure you bring a tablet or device for them to play on
You broke my space laser!
Two genuinely great lines better than any dialogue in Die Another Day so that must be pretty cool for the Mad Scientists to hear if they ever read this. End credits song better than the Sam Smith song from Spectre. Ski chase significantly worse than the one in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service but ya can’t win em all and I understand the filmmakers only had 48 hours in which to make this?
Data Management and Security Training
Technical prowess but very unconvincing casting of two intermediate age youngsters as corporate high-flyers.
Pazu Who?
Demonic possession is no laughing matter and yet here we are. Questions of good taste and sound quality aside, this focuses on the lighter side of what can be a taboo subject. You can hear the lead actor’s fake teeth fall out of his mouth at one point - not impressed.
The True Story of Billy the Horse
Multilayered epic that’s two buddy movies in one — a buddy movie about two buddies joining forces to disguise themselves as someone else’s buddy in an entirely separate buddy movie. The best horse oriented movie I’ve seen since I watched A View to a Kill on Amazon Prime last month so that’s pretty cool. Impressive miniature effects which I am convinced could not be created in 48 hours — am reporting this cheeky and sneaky behaviour to the judges to get this film disqualified from contention.
Stuck in Invercargill
My eyes were… “glued” to the screen during this buddy romp. Haha just kidding I lost a bit of interest towards the end but the punchline brought the house down. Genuinely nice buddy chemistry that made me wish I had a friend myself! But unfortunately here I am reviewing 48 Hours heat films on a Friday night while sitting on the toilet.
Magic in the Sack
A very sexually charged film focused on wizards buoyed - but the steamy atmosphere turns sour with a grim ending depicting the death of a young man on a public street. Where are the police?