Friday 19 February 2016

Mini Reviews: Sisters (2015), A Most Violent Year (2014) & Burnt (2015)

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I was so excited when I saw the trailer for Sisters (2015) months ago that I can’t believe I missed it at the cinema! Everything just got drowned out with Star Wars, I think. After binge watching 30 Rock and Parks and Rec, and deciding that Liz Lemon and Leslie Knope were the best friends I needed, I had really high hopes for this. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as sisters, this can never go wrong! It was really funny. Perhaps not up there with my favourite comedies of all time, but one I’ll happily watch time and time again.






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Spiralling into Poe Dameron hell heaven, I convinced my fiance to watch A Most Violent Year (2014) with me. “It’s a crime/drama darling, you’ll love it. What do you mean it has Oscar Isaac in? Was he in Star Wars? I had no idea.” It was actually a really gripping drama about an honest, hard working guy desperately trying to keep his business growing and his family safe during what was the most dangerous year in New York City.
I think the only reason I didn’t love it so much was that considering it’s name, it wasn’t really that violent? That sounds awful I know, but all I really mean is it wasn’t the movie I was expecting. I still really enjoyed it!


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I love Bradley Cooper. I love food. I love movies. Combine all three and I thought this was the recipe to my heart. Har har har! I even picked this as my ‘Looking Forward’ choice for whatever month this came out in. In my defense, it was a slow month anyway, but I was genuinely looking forward to seeing Burnt (2015). Well, when your dinner is served burnt, you’re disappointed, and I was disappointed with this movie. I didn’t mind the pretentiousness of everything it offered, but every single character was unlikeable, and I didn’t care who succeeded. Not a boring movie at all, but a disappointment.


8 comments:

  1. I've only seen A Most Violent Year. I really liked it, but also had the same complaint about the title being misleading. Another blogger, I forget who, put it in perspective for me. It may not have been a violent movie for us, but it was the most violent year of his life. He was just a guy trying to make an honest living when everything went insane.

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    1. You're absolutely right! I really did enjoy it, and I think the only reason it's ended up in a mini reviews post is I've struggled to really put my thoughts into words.
      - Allie

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  2. I quite enjoyed Burnt, mostly because of good pace and Cooper's performance

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    1. It's a weird one for me! I do normally enjoy Bradley Cooper and I wouldn't say Burnt is a bad movie, I think I just set my expectations too high.
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  3. Sisters was an enjoyable comedy, perfect for a night in.

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    1. Definitely! It'll be one I get on DVD when it comes out, perfect for having the girls over :)
      - Allie

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  4. I've only seen A Most Violent Year which I was really disappointed with. It was just so slow. Sisters, I'll probably catch on DVD. I'll skip Burnt.

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    1. I think it was a really odd title choice! Sisters is definitely worth a watch, and Burnt is alright, nothing more.
      - Allie

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