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Christmas Wedding Planner (2017)
Please don't subject yourself to this torture.
The one star is for Kelly Rutherford, who in all honesty should have pulled tf out of this trainwreck the moment she saw Jocelyn's acting skills. As should I, but I kept it on in the hopes that there might be a redeeming ending.
Please. Do. Not. Watch. This.
It's a 0 for the acting.
0 for the plot.
0 for the editing and script.
0 for the music.
0 for the WEIRDNESS of timing in this movie.
0 for the string cheesiness that just becomes painful.
0 for the PI who GIVES HIS CARD OUT TO EVERYONE.
0 for I'M A FEARLESS WARRIOR.
0 for spending an entire scene giggling in a van and wasting my time.
-10 for the ending, which I will spoil here so that you do not watch this monstrosity of a movie. The lead's cousin's wedding falls through because her perfect fiancé made the maid pregnant. The lead who is incidentally planning the wedding turns this awful situation for her cousin into being about the lead's career going down the toilet because the wedding failed. So the guy who stopped the wedding and revealed the Maid in Manhattan to the entire wedding party- the cousin's EX by the way, proposes to the lead whom he's known for like TWO WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS. With the cousin's MUM'S ring because they're SO supportive that the cousin and her mum are standing IN FRONT of them as he proposes. While the cousin who's just been left at the altar in front of dozens of people and a journalist, becomes HER MAID OF HONOUR and smiles as the lead gets married at what was supposed to be THE COUSIN'S WEDDING. And then she catches the bouquet. Her bouquet. Thrown by the lead. While she, the cousin is still in her own wedding dress smiling.
Please. Do. Not. Watch. This.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
An extra star for the CGI
Many familiar faces return to the big screen for the sequel of Fantastic Beasts (And Where to Find Them). However, there is the addition of newer characters to offset the comfortability of it being tied into the HP franchise.
I stand by JK Rowling's decision to cast Depp as Grindelwald- he played the part as good as one could've hoped and Jude Law as a young Dumbledore, well damn!
With that being said, it was as if I was watching a series on Netflix and this was a mere filler episode. Something there to confirm what had happened before, and to prepare you for the actual drama, intrigue and action that comes next.
The plot lacked substance to make it an epic standalone film, and the hazy timelines of separate characters lazily came together at the end. I think it is an essential watch to make sense of the films to follow, but there was nothing terribly riveting about it.
There are necessary set-ups for the following movies, such as Queenie's decision and the Niffler's procurement of the silver blood beaker. So there is a need to watch it. Also, the introduction of an "Olivander-like" Nicholas Flamel, a wickedly wonderful Leta LeStrange and a host of others, will leave a smile playing on your lips if you're a HP fan.
What the film lacks in plot, it makes up for in sheer cinematic experience. I watched the movie in 4DX, and I swear some of the jumpscares actually made my heart miss a beat. The CGI was amazing, props to the team and it was that which saved the movie in my opinion. I would go and see it again just for a particular circus animal that took my fancy! Although, what the hell was up with that black curtain thing?
If you're a die-hard HP fan, obviously this is a must see. It'll keep you entertained but it won't really capture your attention if you're looking to watch a really engaging movie. I'm guessing the next one is the actual one to watch, but nonetheless I do recommend watching it. For Newt's "Harry-like Lake Scene" with Kelpie, if not anything else.