Pinacolada Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 (edited) It blows my mind how this movie had like 7 directors attached in total, and all of them were good, UNTIL THE ONE THEY SETTLED WITH. Actually hilarious. Even the Holland attached directors were good. Travis Knight and Dan Trachtenberg. And they end up settling with fucking Ruben Fleischer. Unbelievable. I thought the trailers for this were ok, I thought it would end up being "fine", and was hoping for something slightly fresh on RT. But as these reviews have said, it was so obvious how it was just completely factory made. If I'm Holland, and I was already attached long before the director was settled, I would absolutely demand that Fleischer not be let anywhere near this. Also, the writers. Jesus. Edited February 11, 2022 by Pinacolada 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoguy Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 From the director who did Venom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belblazer Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 41% with 17 reviews on RT and 42 on MT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOlCatSylvester Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 30 minutes ago, belblazer said: 41% with 17 reviews on RT and 42 on MT. And these are without the American critics, who will no doubt rip this to shreds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude391 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 7 hours ago, BruiseCruise said: Tom Will be fine, just play Spider-Man for the next decade, bank about half a billion dollars and then pick projects you want ala RDJ now RDJ is a great versatile actor that had a lot of good roles pre Iron Man. Tom has tried branching out but he keeps picking roles he can't pull off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric the Minion Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 I'll say this again, Holland's big issue is he is always typecast in boring action roles that don't fit the theater kid energy he possesses. Give him a musical or something that allows him to be goofy or out there a la his Lip Sync Battle performance and he would shine. He probably could have done Wonka okay, but of course my libido is much happier with Timothee in the part. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeeSoh Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, Eric Poirot said: I'll say this again, Holland's big issue is he is always typecast in boring action roles that don't fit the theater kid energy he possesses. Give him a musical or something that allows him to be goofy or out there a la his Lip Sync Battle performance and he would shine. He probably could have done Wonka okay, but of course my libido is much happier with Timothee in the part. Yup I was gonna say that I am surprised he has not done any musical given his Billy Elliot background and the fact that he is a good dancer. Yet he seems to be going for these action movie roles which really doesn’t suit him given his youthful looks and height. He should get in touch with Timothees agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude391 Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, Eric Poirot said: I'll say this again, Holland's big issue is he is always typecast in boring action roles that don't fit the theater kid energy he possesses. Give him a musical or something that allows him to be goofy or out there a la his Lip Sync Battle performance and he would shine. He probably could have done Wonka okay, but of course my libido is much happier with Timothee in the part. Action roles and gritty dramas that require you to possess some edge, but he's too squeaky clean! Him doing a musical would be perfect, I never thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric the Minion Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, ZeeSoh said: Yup I was gonna say that I am surprised he has not done any musical given his Billy Elliot background and the fact that he is a good dancer. Yet he seems to be going for these action movie roles which really doesn’t suit him given his youthful looks and height. He should get in touch with Timothees agent. Well I mean it makes sense he would push for action. He played Spider-Man, he's known for being Spider-Man, so it makes sense he would go for action roles. And when actors sign on to something, they have zero clue how a movie is going to turn out. They don't have a crystal ball that will say what a movie's RT score will be. And for all the projects he chose, it makes sense why he would say yes to them. With Cherry, he gets to work with the Russos, people he's had a good experience and a friendship towards. Chaos Walking was shot in 2017 when Daisy Ridley was fresh off Star Wars and Doug Liman's had plenty of hits before despite being a madman. And he was cast in Uncharted back in 2017 before it went through a big revolving door of directors and is based off a very popular video game series that already takes inspiration from movies like Indiana Jones. It's not his fault these productions didn't pan out. As an actor, especially young ones who don't have a rep, every project is a true roll of the dice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissykins Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 #1 ~£1.2m Friday here in the UK, via Philip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwo Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 It'd be good for Holland to do a stage musical or a play just to have a bit of break from films. He'd be perfect as Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and it would sell well on his name alone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Seems to be going for the championship in most 2/5 reviews from critics lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poweranimals Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Krissykins said: #1 ~£1.2m Friday here in the UK, via Philip I'm assuming that's bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 3 hours ago, poweranimals said: I'm assuming that's bad? Equivalent of roughly a $12/15m Opening day in the US, and we don't do previews. Its pretty solid. Film is average, not bad, not great, it's one of those Sunday afternoon films that get lost to time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilmFincher Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Wasn't the worst way to kill 2 hours, if I had to align it with a recent film it'd probably be Red Notice. Generic action stuffer that moves at a decent pace. Some decent action, some awful action and cartoony CGI to go along with it. We'll all forget this film even existed by the end of the year but you'll be mildly entertained watching it. The biggest problem the film has is it's not Uncharted. It's glossy, shiny, modern, poppy, corporatised and it sands off any edges the franchise had to achieve mass appeal. It just never nails that sense of adventure or mystery or wonder, we're just going through the motions. I'm convinced that Ruben Fleischer is not a real person but an amalgamation of suits at Sony. Holland is not right for this role, his first scene showed promise but then he devolves into Chris Pratt 2.0. Any smarm, charm or cockiness that makes up Nate is largely not present here, he's stiff as a board. Whalberg, while not the most accurate Sully plays it looser and understands the movie he's in. I also really liked Sophia Ali as Chloe Frazer. It does have a stronger go at incorporating franchise elements (puzzles, maps, hidden treasures, existing lore) than other video game adaptions which I appreciated. But it's heart is in the wrong place. You know there's a problem when the mysterious tomb has a night club in the middle of it. Edited February 12, 2022 by FilmFincher 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ando Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Sony's foray into films with the marquee PlayStation IPs is going to fail. They will all be watered-down, generic versions of the games. Plus, all these games are of such high quality and well-received, the films gotta match the quality otherwise what the hell is the point of making it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Man Standing Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, ando said: Sony's foray into films with the marquee PlayStation IPs is going to fail. They will all be watered-down, generic versions of the games. No real reason why it has to be the case, you get what you paid for, and Sony paid for Ruben Fleischer and the writers of MIB: International. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Should have made this 10 years ago with Nathan Fillion tbh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Actually a pretty decent opening OS all things considered. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinacolada Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Menor Reborn said: Actually a pretty decent opening OS all things considered. Yeah the breakdowns are pretty good. It's ahead of the Pandemic era MCU movies in some of the key international markets, and even higher than NTTD's opening in Spain I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
