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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Nightcrawler (2014) in Movies

Sep 24, 2020  
Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler (2014)
2014 | Drama, Mystery
9
8.4 (24 Ratings)
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Jake Gyllenhaal is someone I've always considered a quality actor, but his portrayal in this movie is next level. He completely engulfs himself in the role of a creepy as hell fella who slowly allows his mind to be taken over by ideas of grandeur fueled by the suffering of others. A crazy take on what seems to be becoming a very real and serious thing in the world we've created. Definitely something you should check out if you aren't easily woozie and don't mind a bent cranium.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Southpaw (2015) in Movies

Apr 29, 2018  
Southpaw (2015)
Southpaw (2015)
2015 | Drama
5
7.2 (10 Ratings)
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Unoriginal
I'd heard a lot of good things about this film, but sadly it didn't live up to expectations.

Its very much a case of having seen this type of film before many times, and done better. This is just your average run of the mill boxing film that follows a similar story to those that have come before it. Jake Gyllenhaal puts in a good performance but I think him and the rest of the cast are vastly underused. The film itself is very predictable and seems to be lacking in any sort of emotion. Its watchable, but sadly instantly forgettable.
  
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in Movies

Jul 7, 2019  
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
2019 | Action, Sci-Fi
8
8.3 (110 Ratings)
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Jake Gyllenhaal putting those glasses on. (1 more)
Dimitri
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I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of our web-slinging superhero. It's a nice light addition to the MCU after a rather heavy few films. Gyllenhaal certainly made a good addition as Mysterio, his relationship with Peter in the first half of the film is nicely done and it was good to see the addition of this male figure for Peter to bond with. The film does have some flaws but overall was enjoyable and was a nice come down after Infinity War/Endgame. That feeling was almost completely obliterated for me though by the end credit scenes, I was so angry after watching them that I went from loving the film to hating it in those few minutes of screen time. The implications for the next Spider-man film are surely only a bad thing.

[Full review, with spoilers: http://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2019/07/spider-man-far-from-home-spoilers-movie.html]
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Ambulance (2022) in Movies

Mar 30, 2022 (Updated Mar 30, 2022)  
Ambulance (2022)
Ambulance (2022)
2022 | Action, Crime, Drama
7
6.6 (8 Ratings)
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Great chase scenes (1 more)
Jake Gyllenhaal
A little long (0 more)
Speedy Action Thriller
Well we have a remake here of an old Danish film. Not aware of that film but this is pretty much much an all out action, loud, big, crazy fun film. Mixing Den of Thieves with Speed kinda vibe. After a Bank heist goes awry 2 robbers highjack an ambulance to make their escape. Then we have the long pursuit. Despite the long run time the action rarely lets up with some great cop chase scenes and enough of a story to make it interesting. Not ground breaking by any means but you'll enjoy the ride.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in Movies

Jul 3, 2019 (Updated Jul 3, 2019)  
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
2019 | Action, Sci-Fi
8
8.3 (110 Ratings)
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Seventh Spider-Man movie gets off to a slightly wobbly start, almost seeming to have been slipped a real hospital pass by Endgame: clearly it feels obliged to address the rather messy state of the MCU, in addition to making a big fuss about being a proper MCU film (much more than the non-Sony MCU films do). However, once Spider-Man and his moderately amazing friends head off to Europe the film perks up considerably, especially with the appearance of Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio (Gyllenhaal is very good value).

The film is genuinely funny and benefits a lot from a clever plot - the problem is that the nature of the plot is extremely guessable, even if you're only passingly familiar with the comics. Still, good jokes, nice performances, and the best Tower Bridge-based VFX sequence since Gorgo in 1961. I think it would be unwise to try and intuit the whole future direction of the Marvel project from this one film, but this is still good (if slightly uneven) fun.