Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Mary Poppins Returns (2018): Except for the dance of the chimney sweeps, as a musical, it won't be memorable but it does have high quality set designs and other quality production values that make it worthwhile.
Story of My Life, The (Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités) (2004): An appealing but quickly forgettable comedy.
Novitiate (2017): The screenplay didn't need two hours running time and it wasn't helped by too much melodrama some of which was bordering on silly.; DVD $24.95
Proof (1991): The writing was good & the screenplay compact. The early scene shot in a back alley of a wet Melbourne resulting in a dead cat was a good way to establish the relationship between the 2 lead characters. Crowe is good in this & Weaving as usual excellent.
Frozen (2013): The animation is not in the Pixar class but it is solid enough as was the screenplay.
Marjorie Prime (2017): It took a little while to come to grips with the screenplay and a second viewing will probably be an advantage – in any case, the performances made it worthwhile.
Ideal Palace, The (L'incroyable histoire du facteur Cheval) (2018): An interesting story with a low key performance from Jacques Gamblin helping to keep the melodrama in check.
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) (1996): Whilst not as good as "Brazil" (1985) (my main negative was that Willis is not anywhere near the same class as the talented Jonathan Pryce) the writing & its execution is still visionary & as with the earlier film will not suffer from another viewing.
Joker (2019): The lead character was one that any actor would die for but for mine the screenplay was over ambitious and failed to convince.; Blu-Ray ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Soldier (1998): The screenplay was a bit of a mixture. You can't escape the feeling that partway through if it had have taken a different turn in the road it would have been much better. The ingredients were there including a capable supporting cast.

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Tubbs’s Film Reviews