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Stop Drifting, Start Rowing: One Woman's Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific

Roz Savage

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In the year 2000, Roz Savage seemed to have it all. But she felt there was a mismatch between the...

To Kill a Kingdom

Alexandra Christo

7.9 (17 Ratings) Rate It

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Dark and romantic YA fantasy for fans of Sarah J Maas - about the siren with a taste for royal blood...

romance young adult

Apprentice Needed

Obert Skye

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Ozzy Toffy’s adventure, which began in Wizard for Hire, continues when one dark and windy night,...

LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated 47 Meters Down (2017) in Movies

Apr 27, 2022

47 Meters Down is a good enough, popcorn movie, that has a lot of things going for it, and is unfortunately hampered by incredibly bland characters.
The set up is mercifully short. The time spent with a bunch of people dating and speaking to eachother like Instagram influencers is limited and its not long before they're stuck at the bottom of the ocean. The minimalist execution of the bulk of the narrative is well done. The predicament the leads find themselves in provides plenty of tension and some well earned jump scares. Personally, I find the idea of the deep ocean utterly terrifying, and 47 Meters Down did a good job of making me feel uncomfortable for the most part.
The main draw back as mentioned, is the characters. Neither of the sisters are that likable, and it's hard to care whether they make it through to the end, which is an issue considering they're the only two on screen for 90% of the runtime. The narrative packs in a relatively clever twist before an underwhelming ending which left me feeling a bit empty.
Overall though, it's a solid shark horror/thriller that delivers on its entertainment value, and there are certainly worse shark films out there.

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Light Between Oceans (2016) in Movies

Aug 24, 2017

Extremely slow, slightly frustrating plot

I did find the plot pace a little too slow, and the female character Isabelle, played by Alicia Vikander, exceedingly frustrating. I can't remember how many times I rolled my eyes at her antics. Only the last few scenes were the best in the whole film where I almost shed a tear. Michael Fassbender, as per usual gives a stirring straightforward performance as did Rachel Weisz. The story needs a lot of polishing though. Babies tend not to arrive by boat in the middle of the ocean like a biblical story just like random floating messages in bottles.