Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

Genre: Biographical
Directed by: Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist
Cast: Kevin de Paula, Seu Jorge, Mariana Nunes, Vincent D’Onofrio
Time: 107 minutes



This is a biographical film about Pelé, the world-renowned Brazilian soccer player, that covers the period between his impoverished youth in the Brazil of the 1940’s to his success in the World Cup of 1958.

While the story of Pelé is highly inspiring, from a rags to riches point of view, this film suffered from a deep lack of depth. The storytelling is formulaic and it remains on the surface a little too much. Some of the dialogue also felt fabricated, especially in one particular scene where the young Pelé is talking to a friend. Kids never would have discussed these subjects with those words. What we got is an Americanized version of the story.

All that being said, in spite of its clear flaws, Pelé: Birth of a Legend remains an interesting film about a very inspiring person.


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