6.7
Ah… the old friends who fight like a married couple but date other people. A tale as old as time…
Solid rom-com from Max this time, not Netflix!
Short, sweet, and to the point. A fun hour and a half or so.
7.7
One of those perfectly cast films that you can’t imagine anyone else starring in after viewing. These two play off each other so well it’s like they actually are related.
A film about wearing masks, told in a highly creative fashion that leverages the talents of all involved to the absolute limit. With laughs that feel so very genuine because of the emotional depth of every other feeling felt along the way with our faithful companions.
So good I watched it twice!
6.9
The audacity… telling her boy toy to break up with his girlfriend… tsk tsk tsk
All of the heat the “Fifty Shades” trilogy was missing? I found it! Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson really have a great camaraderie in this one. When Antonio Banderas is your odd man out… sheesh.
A lot of rules being broken here… most importantly, you NEVER drink water from a stranger at a rave! What is this? Amateur hour?
Definitely not for the faint of heart… or the photosensitive. Said rave scene is a doozy.
6.5
Meh…
There was potential for some funny… but it ends up almost completely squandered as this one wanders its way to the finish line. Stavros Halkias is better in small doses. Keep it to cameos.
8.2
Hugh Grant is so damn charming… you don’t want to believe that he’s as evil as he is here. Which coincidentally, makes him the perfect villain in this film and cranks the tension up to an 11.
What could have easily fallen flat as a “philosophy 101” lecture masquerading as a more depth-filled work actually ended up being genuinely intriguing and sinister. The twists and turns feel naturally methodical and the pacing is perfection, keeping the tension at the brink of boiling over almost the entire runtime, which was perfectly balanced for this type of film. Not dragging, but also not rushed. Extremely well done!
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 