Necrotongue

I watched the film mainly because of Jenovéfa Boková and I wasn’t disappointed. She was the driving force of the whole film, and I found Anežka really intriguing and relatable. Just like me, she belonged to the group of people who are hiding in their hard shell, letting only a few people in. Fortunately, Anežka had not yet mastered a natural-looking artificial smile, which made her all the more interesting. I really enjoyed this film.

I'm giving one star because it was the first film I’ve seen which made perfect use of the totally plastic-looking facial expressions which Katherine Heigl has become notorious for. The other star is for the fact that the film got a bit more entertaining the moment Mona turned into Dexter. The story was dull until then, but this change paradoxically brought some life to this disaster.

One thing that really annoys me about Jim Jarmusch's films is how the stories are dragging out. Jarmusch is able to add such a tremendous amount of tediousness into each of his films that I always spend at least a part of it being bored. Other than this, the premise seemed very interesting, the acting performances were quite decent, and I was also intrigued by its criticism of the current state of affairs. If it hadn’t been for the sluggish pace, I would have given four stars.

I'll start my review with the positives - Sarah Snook was cast in the lead role, and she is really nice to look at. That's as far as the positives go. There’s no way this can be called a horror film. The horror in it was represented by the obligatory jump scares that are already getting old. But the story didn't work very well even as a thriller, and I had a feeling that it somehow didn't hold together. This really didn't work out.

I'm giving the film two stars for the momentary excitement that I felt thanks to a great portrayal of fake morality and exactly the kind of hypocrisy which makes America what it is. Apart from that, I didn’t find much else to appreciate. The script was painfully dumb for the most part, and even unpleasantly boring at times.

I haven't read David Lagercrantz's book, and I'm not going to. I'm annoyed by Americans constantly parasitizing on great works. I can get over it when it comes to film, but that’s as far as I go. I was curious to see how the creators would follow up on “Millennium,” but it turned out they didn't have the slightest problem with that. They went about it in the same way as an idiot taking a mental ability test - they shoved a square peg into a round hole. It didn’t quite fit, but the task was completed. Logic had to take a break sometimes, a few corners were cut, but I'm afraid I have seen much worse.

I would have normally given three stars, because it wasn't anything special, but I’ll add an extra star because the fans of the greatest of carpenters weren't portrayed in the best light and I wasn't bored at all. I just think that the theme could have been handled better. This way, I felt like I had already seen a similar story a couple of times before.

I like metal, but this Norwegian offshoot definitely hasn’t won me over as a fan, just like I probably wouldn’t be impressed by Mayhem eau de toilette with an extract from a decomposing carcass. I was amused at how often the Black Circle used the word poser in a scornful way. That was hilarious. The film was not badly made at all, I just wished its creators had focused more on the real events. Then again, I was warned right at the outset, and I have only myself to blame, since I kept on watching.

This was certainly a strong experience. I definitely wouldn’t recommend the film to people who prefer feel-good films and expect to be relaxed while watching. I don’t see that happening with this film. Anyway, I savored the depressing atmosphere full of hopelessness. If Cervantes could see this, he would burn his Don Quixote manuscript in shame, because he would have to admit that Dmitrij Nikitin was trapped in a much more desperate situation.

Blake Lively is always nice to look at, so I wasn't worried about the aesthetic aspect of the film. It soon became clear that the script wouldn't be a disappointment either. Anna Kendrick played another one of those goofy characters that suit her so well. Even though I didn't exactly roll on the floor laughing, I had a very good time. When it comes to thrillers, I’m used to the fact that there is a twist at the end. Here, there was more than just one and they all worked out really well.