Woke Reviewer's Reviews
Plot Loosely Held Together By DIE ("DEI") Goop
I had very high expectations for this film. Glen Powell is on my radar as a good up-and-coming actor, and Sweeney is hot.
Sadly, since I rate films based on whether or not I’d watch them again, this one departed the library just as quickly as I added it.
That’s because it's a DIE (“DEI”) addict's dream come true (for reasons mentioned in other reviews).
I looked forward to the scenes between Sweeney and Powell because I thought they had some chemistry - and because it meant I didn’t have to see any of the other hideous acting.
The dialogue is atrocious; far too much swearing for no real reason and delivered hastily.
The male lead, Ben, needed a friend who actually looked, dressed like, sounded like, and acted like an actual friend - or a wingman at the very least. Whatever the f**k his name is…Gata or something…was downright awful and should never act again. He had two facial expressions: stoned and wrinkled face. If I see his name on anything else, I certainly won’t be watching it. His character’s use of ebonics with Ben (Powell), who couldn’t even be made up to look ghetto, makes absolutely no sense. And Ben doesn’t even respond in kind. It makes you wonder how in the world they could ever become friends in the first place. They seemingly have nothing in common. If they do, establish that! But the writers don’t, thus zero reason and zero chemistry.
And I'm not sure what Australia had to do with this film, nor the fancy villa where most of the action takes place. But it seems like everyone in this film is rich beyond measure and for no apparent reason.
Just a downright awful film. Go back and watch the original Much Ado About Nothing with the star-studded cast of Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson, Kate Beckinsale, and Kenneth Branagh. It’s in William Shakespeare’s - with whom for no good reason the woke have all kinds of issues with - original metre, and it won’t disappoint!
Created: 03-12-2024
Most Woke Disney Film of All Time
The lead woman, Elsa, is a completely independent woman - independent of her past and her family - whose sister saves her in the end. The male characters are weak, and one of them, out of the blue - and out of character - turns evil.
Created: 08-17-2023
