Three random ones that I watched recently…
The Worst Person In The World (2021) (Norwegian: Verdens verste menneske)
Directed by Joachim Trier
Starring; Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum
Plot Synopsis:
Movie is about a whiny Norwegian Millennial.
My Opinion:
Wanted to love this like everyone else but disliked the self-absorbed main character too much to care what would happen to her. Can see why people could relate, though, as she’s very representative of many people her age. It’s a generation I just can’t relate to anymore & probably why I found the ending with her comic book boyfriend to be the most moving part of the whole film. I’m giving this an extra half a star for his heartbreaking speech toward the end. Can’t believe she visited him & still made so much of the conversation all about her & also a topic that must have been very hurtful. Ugh. You know, I didn’t truly hate her during the movie or think she was “the worst” as she was a quite average current 30-year-old but I’m starting to think she really was the worst.
Guess what? We’re all lost.
My Rating: 6.5/10
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
Directed by Susan Johnson
Based on To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Andrew Bachelor, Trezzo Mahoro, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Israel Broussard, John Corbett
Plot Synopsis: (via IMDb)
A teenage girl’s secret love letters are exposed and wreak havoc on her love life.
My Opinion:
Another movie my daughter likes that she rewatched with me (the other recent one being 20th Century Girl – I liked that one a lot). This was cute. I liked the idea of all her secret love letters being sent to the boys. Can see why teen girls went for this one. Wouldn’t say I really bought into the romance in this, though. There are better YA romances but this was still worth a watch & I’d probably watch the sequels. But I’d recommend 20th Century Girl first.
My Rating: 6.5/10
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Directed by Richard Franklin
Based on “The Boy Cried Murder” by Cornell Woolrich
Starring: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy, Christina Nigra
Plot Synopsis: (via Wikipedia)
A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget.
My Opinion:
There are very few movies I missed out on while growing up in the ‘80s but I somehow totally missed this one. I’d have liked this if I’d seen it then, although it wouldn’t have been an all-time favorite & it didn’t give me as many warm & fuzzy nostalgia feelings watching it now as I was hoping. Great to see Henry Thomas, though, as E.T. is of course still a favorite. Was hoping for more familiar faces, which is usually the case when watching an ‘80s movie I’ve not seen, but I didn’t recognise anyone besides Thomas & Dabney Coleman. The “spy thriller story for kids” was fun and it really is a shame that they seem to make so few movies like this one for kids these days. We had loads of films like this made specifically for our age group back in the ‘80s.
Did enjoy watching this as I will always watch an ‘80s movie I’ve not seen. Am afraid I’m running out of them…
My Rating: 6/10
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