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On The Sea (UK)

By Golu
This one's a beautiful, tender, quiet romantic drama with a moody atmosphere, set in a tight knit Welsh fishing community. It's a touching story about a man waking up sexually in the middle of his life, and how he, his family, and everyone around him deal with it, which makes it emotional and sentimental without ever getting over the top. The slow burn plays out against a landscape that's as bleak as it is gorgeous, where quiet, closed off men are stuck inside rigid ideas of what masculinity should be. Some people might be reminded of "God's Own Country," but I think both films are lovely in their own way. Jack is a middle aged guy who co-owns a mussel farm with his rough around the edges brother Dyfan, and the tension between the two of them is simmering under the surface right from the start. Dyfan's three sons all help out with the work, while Jack's sulky teenage son Tom keeps skipping out. Jack's been with his wife since they were both 16, and...
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Gods Of Olympia

By Golu
WTF did I just see? You literally have to be kidding me, if any one out there can actually call this a film and to top if someone can tell me anything at all positive about this film. The script is pretty non-existent. If you ask me, I still won't be able to tell what did I just see. There are 3 long sex scenes with everything exposed for you to see that come out of nowhere. The rest of the scenes are really really long random scenes of small group of people talking forever and ever.  The scenes don't flow naturally from one into the other, and in one, you hear someone off camera giving one of the actors his lines he forgot. I mean there is no editing, nothing. The acting, editing, cinematography, screenplay etc., was all amateurish and subpar. Every single scene just goes on forever. Trust me!! I hope no one invested any of their personal hard earned money to make this "film".

The story take place in Olympia, Washington where the characters includes a supreme court justice who dresses up in drag and is running for empress of the local drag competition, the Lt. Governor who is just coming out; a homeless man who is befriended by the waiter and and a relationship then develops, a dishwasher who falls in love with the Lt. governor; and the cook who inherits the restaurant. I honestly don't even understand what was the relationship between all these folks and why were they talking non stop about random things forever.

I wish I could find some redeeming qualities for this production, but there are none. The script is non-existent. There is no story, just a seemingly endless series of scenes between the untalented non-actors. There is no attempt whatsoever to tell a story or maintain any sense of continuity. The acting is also notably inferior. Imagine you and your friends decided to shoot a low budget movie. Everyone has his/her lines memorized, but often the deliveries are off. Nothing, absolutely nothing about this movie is worth spending even five minutes on. Do not get fooled by the poster. (0/10)
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Hedgehog said…
Hahaha, sometimes (or maybe not) l just decided what film I’m going to watch based on the Poster. 0/10 hmmmm, I reckon I’m going to watch this film.
July 16, 2020 at 3:44 PM
Golu said…
PLease do and please please post your comments here. I really wanna know what am I missing here :)
July 17, 2020 at 6:42 AM
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