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10 Minutes Gone (2019)
So bad
I'm honestly amazed at how bad this movie was. The acting was probably worse than any soap opera you'll ever see. There were absolutely no surprises as I knew exactly what was going to happen about 10 minutes into the movie. We all have seen overused cliches in movies and sometimes it doesn't ruin the movie. I'm telling you...this movie is nothing but bad cliches. They're not even done well. I'm wondering how they got Michael Chiklis and Bruce Willis to appear in this movie. I know both are not A list stars, but they are waaay above this. The script is sooo bad and the acting by everyone else is...amazing...in the worst way possible.
I do not recommend anyone see this movie unless you truly have absolutely nothing better to do.
Before I Fall (2017)
Decent movie.....until the end
I wasn't sure what to expect from yet another time loop movie, but for the most part it was better than I anticipated. Of course, this is a teen movie and there are expected cliches with cliques, bullying, and alcohol. I will admit it's a little overdone but it doesn't diminish the movie greatly. The acting was good enough to believe and the cinematography was excellent. It all comes down to the moral of the story and it's very clear very early on. It just takes awhile for the main character to realize it. She's on a forced journey to find herself and ultimately does....which leads to the ending....her ending.
I cannot overstate this enough....the ending is TRASH. Again, it was painfully obvious that Juliet had to be saved but did that really need to come at the expense of Sam's life? Couldn't Sam have approached Juliet before the party? Maybe she could've sat with her at lunch. Maybe she could've staged some impromptu intervention including Lindsay, who is also hurting. But if it had to come to saving Juliet from throwing herself into the path of a truck.....why.....why did she push Juliet out of the way and stop?!? Has Sam never dove for anything before? This is actually not my biggest problem with the ending, though.
Sam has become more mature, the enlightened one, but her peers are the same idiots that feel good with belittling others. How are they going to respond knowing that one of THEM, Sam, has been just killed all to save the one they all willingly ridicule? I'm thinking....not good. If I'm being the slightest bit logical, whatever drove Juliet to attempt suicide will pale in comparison to what she's likely about to face. And if that's true.....you see where I'm going. Sam's death will end up meaningless.
All in all, the movie was decent. However, the ending is truly one of the worst I've seen.