Letterboxd — Your life in film

Via an Amazon review, I learned that what I saw is a cobbled together 2 hour version of a 6 part mini-series, released specifically for the North American market, emphasizing the action-y parts over the actual story. Which pretty much explains everything I didn't like about it.

One of my favorite alien invasion movies, ever.

Le plot is not so great. But then she flips herself in the air, wraps her legs around some dude's neck, and takes him to the ground to punch the crap out of him. Who needs plot? Also, good cinematography.

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I don't think Ryan Gosling was robbed of his Oscar.

Everything you've read about her acting skills is fairly true, but unlike a lot of supposedly badass female-driven movies, she gets the shit beaten out of her and also beats the shit out of almost everyone in the movie, even squeezing someone to death with her thighs so why wouldn't you watch this movie?

If you name a movie "Howling" and you mention "mysterious dog attacks" in the description, then it should be about werewolves. This wasn't.

Imaginative, weird, occasional bouts of unexpected violence. But where I should have been emotionally anchored in the romantic pairing, I was instead oddly distanced.

So intense, I actually covered my eyes with my hands.

Fukunaga, the director, seemed to really understand that there is an underlying horror story to Jane Eyre.

Even knowing the plot upside-down and inside-out, there were times when I worried (in a good way) that just maybe Bertha was gonna jump out and start murdering some governesses, Freddie Kruger style.

Pill poppers keep extra stashes around. All Bradley Cooper needed was one of those Mon-Fri pill containers from CVS in his desk drawer, with some decoy aspirin mixed in.

If the story wasn't terribly original, I loved the setting, the characters, and the glimpse of life in Jakarta (assuming not everyone is battling human traffickers on the streets everyday). Also, great, kinetic, almost unbelievable fight scenes.