Why didn't anyone tell me about this movie before? Why didn't anyone recommend me this actually good movie? I mean all the other films people recommended me were fine, maybe a few problems here or there, but this blew me away. I have never seen such a thrilling movie before. I could hear the heartbeat in my ears reverberating against my headphones.
Now here's where I have to tell you that this movie is unfortunately not for all viewers and is rated R for violence, language, and onscreen sexual interactions.
I just genuinely can't believe nobody told me about this film. This movie was directed by the Wachowski sisters as their debut film. Oh you know, the Wachowski sisters, just some small time directors who also directed the obscure indie film The Matrix.
Nobody tells me anything.
Now to be fair, this is actually the first real thriller film I've seen. I did try to watch Scarface, but, I'm sorry, I thought it was boring and stopped paying attention like 10 minutes in. I know, I'm sorry, I know, sinful behavior, I know, I was a child who'd rather play video games, forgive me.
Though I did see Die Hard. I also thought that was boring, I don't know, I'm sorry. At least I enjoyed Top Gun okay?
This film, however, this was NOT boring. This was eyes peeled, screaming in your head "holy crap," at every new twist and revelation. Now, unlike other films Iâve reviewed, I donât think I can say much more about this one without making your first viewing worse off. This is a film that hinges on its unpredictability, and I wouldnât want to ruin that for anyone. So yeah this is a very enjoyable film about âbe gay do crime.â Also it has a butch lesbian in it. She drives a pickup truck. Iâm being serious. Sheâs one of the main characters. Her pickup truck is red. Good movie, you should watch it.
Also, I just wanna say that if youâre watching this movie and thinking about giving up because itâs too inappropriate lesbian interactions for you and not enough thriller and gun, then just give it 20 minutes, I swear. (At least give it exactly 20 minutes and 50 seconds)
Last thing I can say without spoilers is that the camera work was also very well done, with some very well directed shots, surprise, surprise.
Just as a fair warning, this movie has some content that may not be appropriate for all viewers with it's showings of drinking, curse words, and sex (offscreen but mentioned), so be sure to "chickity check yourself before you wrickity wreck yourself" before continuing.
This is one of the most human movies I've seen in a while, it just has so much more heart than I ever expected. It's very real, well, for the most part, I know I certainly wouldn't be so bold with all the kissing, but I'm sure someone out there would be. It's also very teenager. Very, very teenager.
It's a story about two high school girls, Agnes and Elin, and their gay romance in the 1990s small town of à mÄl.
I just wanna say though that I was so pissed off about how Agnes's mom found out she was a lesbian, like really!? She found out because you left the computer on your diary doc, like are you serious? I would be so mad, I would kicking myself all fricken day if that was how one of parents found out. Like "Oh my gosh how'd you know?" "Uh, because I read your diary after you left it open," like oh my goodness that is the epitome of suckiness, I am sorry. I mean, to be fair, she was mad, but like, I don't know, I would be madder!
But in all seriousness, this is a movie that captures the insufferability of a seemingly inescapable small town extremely well, and lucky us to get to watch two characters suffocating in it.
I loved the way they show Elin's hatred of the lottery early on, just to have her end up watching it with her "friends" later, because what else are they supposed to do? They just want something to drag them out of the monotonous day to day of their vapid little lives. If not that then at least it's an adequate distraction. It reminded me of I Saw The TV Glow in this way that it showed a bit of the horror of everyday suburbia.
But anyways, everyone in this movie is very quiet and I don't know why. Even when they're fighting and screaming they're quiet! But I don't know, maybe it's a Swedish thing.
I FORGOT TO MENTION UNTIL NOW THAT THIS ENTIRE MOVIE IS IN SWEDISH!
So you'll have to read the subtitles if you want it in any other language.
I also love the way that all these love sick teens just look at that same damn yearbook photo, that they just keep going back to that same one because it's all they have, that same one because their town is just that damn small.
There are other things I love but well, I can't spoil everything can I? Then you wouldn't bother watching it. Besides, I think at this point I would have sufficiently convinced you to watch it if there was any hope of you doing so in the first place.
I also liked the music, it's been added to list (the movie, not the music).
Also, I just wanna say that if the movie's starting to get too sad for you then just stick with it, I promise.
I've been watching John Hughes movies and I just had to take a break from this one. I do not like this one. It annoys me ever so. I can just tell, even though I'm only 35 minutes in, that this, surely, will be the one that's aged the worst.
When my parents recommended this movie with a warning that a gong sound effect would be played every time the Chinese character came on screen, I assumed they were joking. How silly of me to make that assumption.
That isn't even the worst part though, because at least their dedication to it could be considered amusing, no the worst part is poor Anthony Michael Hall's character, who's persistently the most annoying creature in this entire film. He was funny at first, but then he just. kept. touching her! Like... stop?! Why?! This is not game, this is just embarrassing!? And annoying. Extremely annoying, because I want to like you, I want to like your silly character but I can't if you keep acting like an idiotic 5 year old.
I also just didn't think the movie was funny. Maybe I just have a different sense of humor, but the only thing I laughed at was getting to see different elaborate dentistry devices of the 80s. Well, to be fair, I also laughed at the macho guy hanging up the phone right as the poor woken up grandparents answered it. Also the "I've never been out with a boy before" with "oh me neither"
Also, my god, if that's what high school parties are like then I wanna be the only sober person there so that I could laugh at everyone else's stupidity.
I also just don't find a lot of the characters to be likable in general. Cherry (not her actual name, I just don't remember it) is padding after a guy who already has a girlfriend. Meanwhile the guy is padding after her even though he has a girlfriend! He also said some... "interesting" things about her after the party was over.
In case it wasn't clear, I'm writing this one as I'm watching it and right now at the 1 hour mark I am afraid and sincerely hope they don't do what I think they're going to do.
Why is this movie rated PG? I mean y'know it doesn't sound too bad until you realize the fact that a 6 year old could've watched this in theaters. PG! Man, this one definitely aged the worst. Watch The Breakfast Club instead (that one has some problems too but I'll review it later).
I was watching a few classic Disney Channel movies for the list and in the end, this is the one I decided to put on. While I remembered High School Musical fondly, rewatching it proved it to be possibly the most average movie I've ever seen, meanwhile Camp Rock, a movie I hadn't grown up with, bored me and was unfortunately unable to charm me in anyway.
Luckily though, I found Lemonade Mouth to be an entertaining film, with funny moments and pretty good music, aside from the parts with white guys' rapping.
It has some funny moments and likable characters, with more of an ensemble cast where Olivia, anarchy girl, Wen, Mo, and Not Beck each have a little bit of a spotlight shown on them; though, Olivia, Wen, and Mo get a bit more focus than the others.
Some things I liked were the multiple background kids who wore baby costumes to the Halloween Bash because that's not weird at all, I liked that they got Olivia to calm down with the power of lemonade and white guy consoling, Determinate was actually really good, I like the random kid with the propeller hat you go guy, I like the random happy music playing while the principal yelled at them, I like anarchist girl's random peacock feather cause like where did you get that, I liked the principal going "Hector it is not a piñata!" and then proceed to hit it like a piñata, "Maybe we do matter", I liked seeing petty bad boyfriend leave the pizza place, I like the whole crew looking at the clouds and pointing out shapes they see until anarchy girl randomly starts venting about how she thinks she's too stupid for her family and then they all join in and start venting about their problems until Olivia ruins it by saying her dad's in prison and immediately winning the who has it worst contest, I like Mo's eyes they match her hair, I like Wen and his fake interview in the mirror that was cute, I like annoying bratty guy being the most obvious heckler ever and getting zero consequences for it, I like how when Not Beck gets rejected he immediately goes on his pissed off arc, I liked how the antagonists sang a "can you tell we're the antagonists" song, and I especially liked how when everything seemed against them they found a way to succeed waow.
Overall there are parts of this movie that are definitely aged, but it's still a fun watch and it's been added to the list.
