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I got a little nervous at first because they opened the film with that rave-ish electro tune..which was still cool, but I thought the whole movie was gonna be one big trendy borefest. It wasn't a borefest. Sadly, when the best character is Ewan McGregor, it's not a great sign of things to come since I wasn't digging the humor while they interviewed potential tenants. I kind of hated everyone lol.
Well, things picked up and shifted gears and I became interested. No more rave music. It was replaced with a very surprising score by Simon Boswell (GOBLIN?!) that was unrecognizable from his usual output I hear.
The twists were cool. Some of the tense moments were cool, too. I was invested.
Unfortunately, I feel like the character's motivations seemed to hop too quick into their final destination. What I mean is that the four eyed dude who went psycho, I'm not sure I bought it. And the girl, same thing. Like I said, Ewan saved the movie, but boy oh boy he's been drinking a lot of coffee, looks like.
Danny Boyle isn't one of my favorite UK based directors. I never really connected with any of his films. That's just how I respond to his work. I don't hate him or anything. It's just all so...what's the word? Blase?
I laughed lightly a few times, but the suspense was very minimal. It seemed like either the writing or the editing was at fault here. The characters just kind of went from one extreme to the other without much padding or build-up. Maybe I missed something. I know the hint of a romantic relationship between McGregor and the girl was stomped out quick in favor of the betrayal plot twist, but it just didn't feel right. Seemed like a first time director.
I did like the movie, contrary to my scathing review. It had classic thriller elements to it. Love the ceiling holes and safety spot for the goods. But even with the ceiling holes there were more tiny plot holes. Certainly the other 2 flat mates were already aware of the holes and accessibility of spying so...what the hell? I dunno. My head itched a few times. I scratched my head and it felt great. Luckily I haven't cut my nails in a couple of weeks. The other day at work I was ripping my nails off into the waste basket.
Sorry!
Yes,
Shallow Grave
I got a little nervous at first because they opened the film with that rave-ish electro tune..which was still cool, but I thought the whole movie was gonna be one big trendy borefest. It wasn't a borefest. Sadly, when the best character is Ewan McGregor, it's not a great sign of things to come since I wasn't digging the humor while they interviewed potential tenants. I kind of hated everyone lol.
Well, things picked up and shifted gears and I became interested. No more rave music. It was replaced with a very surprising score by Simon Boswell (GOBLIN?!) that was unrecognizable from his usual output I hear.
The twists were cool. Some of the tense moments were cool, too. I was invested.
Unfortunately, I feel like the character's motivations seemed to hop too quick into their final destination. What I mean is that the four eyed dude who went psycho, I'm not sure I bought it. And the girl, same thing. Like I said, Ewan saved the movie, but boy oh boy he's been drinking a lot of coffee, looks like.
Danny Boyle isn't one of my favorite UK based directors. I never really connected with any of his films. That's just how I respond to his work. I don't hate him or anything. It's just all so...what's the word? Blase?
I laughed lightly a few times, but the suspense was very minimal. It seemed like either the writing or the editing was at fault here. The characters just kind of went from one extreme to the other without much padding or build-up. Maybe I missed something. I know the hint of a romantic relationship between McGregor and the girl was stomped out quick in favor of the betrayal plot twist, but it just didn't feel right. Seemed like a first time director.
I did like the movie, contrary to my scathing review. It had classic thriller elements to it. Love the ceiling holes and safety spot for the goods. But even with the ceiling holes there were more tiny plot holes. Certainly the other 2 flat mates were already aware of the holes and accessibility of spying so...what the hell? I dunno. My head itched a few times. I scratched my head and it felt great. Luckily I haven't cut my nails in a couple of weeks. The other day at work I was ripping my nails off into the waste basket.
Sorry!
Yes,