Filmrecensies van The Massie Twins

With such a minimal plot, Alley Cat is clearly an excuse for Z-grade exploitation. Recensie

At least Cage’s hero is likable enough, with the premise presenting a decent blend of laughs and action, with both constituents imparting just enough... Recensie

Brave the Dark manages only to be serviceable; its formulaic method of executing its basic tragedy, while moseying its way through a daunting, poorly-paced runtime, prevents it from standing out amid its numerous filmic brethren. Recensie

Gorehounds may not be all that impressed, especially in the deviations from traditional werewolf formulas, but it’s a satisfying supernatural slasher that never gets too ambitious or unwieldy – and thereby neatly accomplishes what it sets out to do. Recensie

There may be beautiful moments, but with each one comes a handful of unnecessary follow-ups; for this premise, it’s too much of a challenge to populate it with more than three hours’ worth of essential material. The running time is a clear hindrance. Recensie

It’s creative and engaging, but ultimately too long for general audiences, despite Scheider giving a tremendous performance as a commercially accomplished yet personally flawed showman. Recensie

It’s essentially a two-hour, steady build to a strikingly self-destructive climax. Overall, however, it’s as brilliantly wry as it is disturbing and arcane. Recensie

In its adventurous efforts to focus on fighting and fleeing, intellectual concepts are abandoned for sillier ones. Recensie

Donat does a decent job, but the script paints his persona as a caricature, not a well-developed, endearing mentor whose impact reverberates through the lives and accomplishments of his graduates. Recensie

The performances all around are a tremendous boon to this effort, as is the scripting; amidst crushing poverty, limited potential for the future, personal tragedies, and various threats to maintaining ordinary livelihoods, these characters demonstrate an inspiring perseverance and determination. Recensie

The story is flimsy (and thankfully brief), but it’s an undisguised setup for impressive wrecks, tense chases, and monster-truck demolitions. Recensie

The pacing leaves a little to be desired, some of the writing betrays a sloppiness in storytelling, the villain doesn’t appear to have the clout required to be so connected with the city’s underworld, and the parting shots are quite the misstep. Recensie

Logistically, many of the duplicities seem wholly improbable, while the climax is a rambunctious, over-the-top ordeal that doesn’t match the realism and carefulness of the introductory moments, similar to the closing scenes from comparably-themed projects like Pacific Heights and Malice. Recensie

Last Embrace is a tonal and storytelling mess, perpetually uncertain as to what it wants to say or emulate; it can’t merely copy a bunch of other movies and motifs, under the guise of an homage, and hope to present something original or entertaining. Recensie

Despite the wealth of obligatory elements, the tone remains appropriately severe, with an entertainingly destructive finale. Recensie

The timely concepts, almost stripped down of influential, observable sci-fi additives, are somewhat slow; making its point, perhaps repetitively, tends to supersede the entertainment value of a couple struggling to go up against an exceedingly oppressive, not-so-futuristic system. Recensie

A few funny moments and a handful of potentially quotable one-liners make The Emperor’s New Groove engaging for kids, but it undoubtedly lacks the maturity and potency of Disney’s more magical Renaissance era. Recensie

As it approaches the climax, it opts for a few ridiculous developments that aim to exploit standard werewolf movie tropes rather than the newness of what director Mike Nichols established at the start. In the end, though the performances are memorable, it’s the parts that don’t work that outdo the more effective ones. Recensie

It wastes not a minute, since the running time is barely over an hour, detailing the curse and concluding it in the only way possible for this monumental horror film that would pave the way for so many derivative productions after it... Recensie

The impressive casting and design tend to get lost in the meandering that comes with an excessive runtime; no matter how bizarrely amusing this odyssey into the mayhem of a whirlwind romance and its sticky complications gets, the lengthiness thwarts its success. Recensie

The end result is potent, largely thanks to the superb special makeup effects and to Moore’s acting. Plus, from a technical standpoint – including the cinematography – The Substance is phenomenal, generating a genre-bending piece boasting bold, indelible qualities. Recensie

The general slowness of the events provides more time to dwell on the plot and its personas, but it also stretches out what should have been a swifter telling. Recensie

A Real Pain isn’t concerned with telling a unique or engaging story; rather, it’s an in-depth character study, providing modest entertainment in both its examination of disparate personalities and with its wry commentary on how eccentric people can impact the conventional. Recensie

So much work has gone into the visuals; the animation, the environments, the textures, the colors, the lighting, and the musculature are each phenomenal. Recensie