Sweetwater (2013)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
Five Breakups And A Romance (2023)
The Merry Gentlemen (2023)
Christmas Inheritance (2017)
Singkeuhol (Sinkhole) (2021)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
About Fate (2022)
John Wick (2014) ///
Sweetwater (2013) Styled visuals initially maintain interest in disparate strands that eventually coalesce with gutsy ex-prostitute January Jones seeking revenge on unhinged prophet Jason Isaacs. Self-conscious staging, eccentric sheriff Ed Harris, and bursts of violence flounder amid unfocused storytelling.
Wuthering Heights (1939) Designed and framed with luminous, Gothic intensity, melodramatic air of doom permeates eternal love between capricious Merle Oberon and impulsive Laurence Olivier. Snappy, concentrated adaptation accentuates poetic and cruel, Alfred Newman score pierces doomed romanticism.
Five Breakups And A Romance (2023) Though it takes time to find its rhythm after initially casual Julia Montes and eager Alden Richards first meet in Singapore, vulnerable leads peel back compassion of pain as relationship suffers over the years in the Philippines. Confident visuals and pandemic isolation add edge to bittersweet resolve.
The Merry Gentlemen (2024) Sacked from dream Broadway job, floundering dancer Britt Robertson returns home and devises muscle-rippling male revue featuring Chad Michael Murray to save parents' small town music bar. Devoid of dramatic tension, blandly safe life lessons wastes cast.
Christmas Inheritance (2017) Klutzy goodtime girl Eliza Taylor provides wide-eyed zest to by-the-numbers realization of community importance when sent to Snow Falls, origin of father's improbably successful toy company. Fitfully amusing, even as romance strains as an afterthought.
Singkeuhol (Sinkhole) (2021) Commentary of social aspiration turns survival disaster as straitlaced Kim Sung-kyun sees family apartment literally disappear during a storm, trapped beneath ground with opportunist Cha Seung-won and work colleagues. Maintains comic tone while characters are pleasingly developed.
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Engaging fantasy premise and charm of leads keeps romantic wheels spinning as prospective congressman Matt Damon's falls for impulsive ballerina Emily Blunt while mysterious agents try to mold the future. Remains sleekly enjoyable, yet falters in final stretch.
About Fate (2022) Quickly moving beyond credulity-stretching coincidence of mistaken apartments, disappointed Emma Roberts and insecure Thomas Mann find solace beyond New Year's Eve romantic disappointment. Solidly framed, amusing cast and light emotions wrap up neat, unfussy package.
John Wick (2014) Best when establishing assassin etiquette and trading on Keanu Reeves' easy magnetism, as he shoots and stabs revenge on Russian gangsters that killed his dog. Gleaming visuals and flamboyantly choreographed action serves up exhausting succession of violent set pieces.
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