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The Informer (2019)
The Informer (2019)
2019 | Crime, Drama
good story (0 more)
odd pacing (0 more)
Pete Koslow, an ex-convict finds himself working for the FBI as an informer who has infiltrated a large Polish drug smuggling ring. When a delivery goes bad Pete finds that both the FBI and the Polish gang want him to go back to prison to do one last job.
I have to admit, I didn't really know what to expect from this film, I’d seen the trailer once but that was all, but I was bored and it was the only film I could get to on time so I’m happy to say that I really enjoyed this. The film runs at quite a fast pace with building tensions and emotional family scenes. The plot isn't overly complicated but is interesting enough to keep you entertained. The Informer also doesn't rely on lots of blood and gore. The only real downside was, due to the pacing, it's some times hard to keep track of how long something g has taken, for example I found it hard to tell how long the events in prison had taken.
  
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
2022 | Action, Comedy
6
7.8 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
This was a movie that, while I had no real plans to see it in the cinema myself, if somebody had asked me to go along with them I probably would have said "aye, why not?" to.

In this, Nic Cage plays a fictionalised version of himself who is thinking of giving up acting and then accepts a 1 million dollar pay-day from a superfan (the internets current BFF Pedro Pascal) to come and visit him for his birthday celebrations, unaware that the FBI believe that superfan to be a drug kingpin and with the FBI then suborning Cage to spy on said fan.

The rest of the film then plays out as a sort of buddy comedy, with Cage and Pascal (not all as he seems) then finding themselves caught up in various, sometimes ridiculous, situations and as they start using their experiences more and more towards the plot of a film that Gutierrez has dreamed up for Cage to star in.

So, yeah, better than I was expecting and it did even make me laugh once or twice!
  
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Autumn (430 KP) rated Mindhunter - Season 1 in TV

Oct 26, 2017 (Updated Oct 26, 2017)  
Mindhunter - Season 1
Mindhunter - Season 1
2017 | Crime
The story (2 more)
Disturbing in a good way
A look inside the mind of serial killer’s
Can be slow at times (0 more)
I’m hoping season 2 will be faster paced because they’ve gotten a lot of the back story out of the way. By back story I mean how the FBI became involved in this study and why. Either way I really enjoyed the show. Psychology has always been very interesting to me, especially the psychology of those who do horrific things.
  
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1991 | Horror, Thriller
Acting and story (0 more)
Beans and Chianti
Hopkins and Foster deliver a suspenseful thriller about a serial killer who is helping the FBI in tracking down the daughter of a US senator who has been kidnapped by and unteachable serial killer. The solo interactions between FOster and Hopkins get under your skin cause they are so dark at times. Hopkins character leaves such and impression it makes us want more and the movie does spawn 3 more movies about Hannibal Lechters life
  
A complaint about a bad shuttle driver leads to a kidnapping and possible murder. Meanwhile, FBI agent Christopher Miller is called back to the field for a robbery that is more than it appears. Yes, these two plots cross, and the suspense keeps the pages turning. However, I found the language and gore in the book to be too much for my tastes.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-slay-ride-by-chris.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.