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BookwormLea (3034 KP) rated Knives Out (2019) in Movies

Dec 14, 2019

Knives Out (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.3

(84 Ratings)

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Full of twists!!! Not at all like I had guessed!

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Omg. I've literally just watched this movie an hour ago and I had to come here to write this! After watching the trailer I had my suspicions on who killed Harlan the Grandad. *cough* Jacob *cough* but never would I have guessed Ransom! Not until the end anyway! And poor Marta! I fully believed she had killed him when it came to light in the beginning which I found so strange to reveal the killer that early on but I sharp found out why!!! It wasnt even her! Such a fantastic movie with twist and turns at every scene, like a real game of Cluedo! I was with ot the whole time and if this is a book, I'm reading it tonight and if it isnt, it need written!!!! So amazing! Great casting, I love Jamie Lee Curtis and her character is so sassy! Chris Evan's, sexy as always! And even Daniel Craig who I thought would sound like a crap James Bond disguised as a Texan turned out to be a huge character in the movie and I loved him by the end! Great movie, will watch again!

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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020 (Updated Aug 6, 2020)

Look, there had to be something British on the list! Brighton Rock, Get Carter, The Long Good Friday and Sexy Beast were all considered, as was Ritchie’s own follow up to this stylised romp, Snatch. But, in the end, I chose this because it is the most fun to watch, and really re-invented the non American crime film. For my money a tighter film than Snatch, and less silly, Lock Stock has a naivety that puts you on an equal footing with its protagonists and keeps you engaged from start to hilarious finish. Its sense of humour is key to its success, as we watch one botched effort to get ahead after another. The pay off moments are glorious, and the whole package is wrapped up in every cinematic trick in the book, making it a dizzying rollercoaster experience you never forget first watching. There is a nastiness of spirit and “laddishness” underlying it that is perhaps a little too indulged without a sense of irony, but you can always forgive it. Will it continue to age as well as some on this list, I’m not sure.

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JT (287 KP) rated Someone to Watch over Me (1987) in Movies

Mar 10, 2020

Someone to Watch over Me (1987)

1987 | Action, Drama, Mystery

6.5

(2 Ratings)

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I doubt that many people would realise that this is one of Ridley Scott’s earlier films. From the opening scene you will notice a distinct Ridley Scott feel to it. The sweeping shot of New York’s Chrysler building could mirror a scene from the sci-fi classic Blade Runner.

Someone to Watch Over Me is a thriller in which a woman who witnesses a murder is sent to protective custody, there she falls for her bodyguard detective. It’s a fairly clichéd film in that it takes portions film noir as well as a classic love affair.

Tom Berenger plays the recently promoted detective who must control his desires for the women he is protecting. Claire Gregory played by Mimi Rogers is an innocent, sexy high class aristocrat who wants what she knows she cannot have.

It dips from thriller to love story and has interludes of high tension thrown in as an afterthought. The backdrop of a self obsessed 1980s America works very well and Scott’s direction is astute as it is clinical with great locations and camera shots. An average thriller but enjoyable nonetheless