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Restless (2012)
Watchable - but not perfect...
Was "Restless" worth using up 3 hours of my life on? The answer is (probably) 'Yes', but only just... The plot was interesting, the performances adequate, and I had to think a number of times as to who, when, and where the characters were when settings changed. The casting was a bit iffy for me. I found it hard to accept the actors as the same people at varying stages of their lives. (I accept there must be difficulties involved in productions that need to show characters at different points in their lives, but the casting here wasn't the best. I suppose it's a toss-up between using different actors, or ageing characters by make-up. Both must have their problems.) On top of that, and without even trying, I noticed some anomalies. Among others, the wrong version of the Stars and Stripes was used, and wrong telephone ring tones too. The mother and daughter left the shop without taking all of their purchases with them. The college tutor finished his drink twice. All in all, it passed the time, but my 'suspension-of-disbelief' was suspended. I'm only a customer - what do I know..?
2012 (2009)
WWC (1951) meets 2012 (2009)...
Have to say I enjoyed this movie as pure entertainment, as it appears to have been made in the same vein as the recent (and still current) rash of super-hero movies - that is to say, rousing, exciting, and not to be taken too earnestly. To enjoy the movie I needed to ignore the clichés, plot holes, formula character situations, and heavy reliance on CGI; which I did without too much trouble. This movie owes more than a nodding acquaintance to the low budget 'B' sci-fi movie "When Worlds Collide" (released in 1951). (I understand there is another effort also entitled "When Worlds Collide" due to hit us in 2010 - though I know very little about that at this time). All in all "2012" is a good 160 minutes (or so) of unadulterated escapist entertainment.