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.

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

This Must Be the Place (2011)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Cast: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand
Time: 118 minutes

 


Cheyenne is an aging former rockstar who retired in Dublin 20 years before haunted by the death of two teenage fans who committed suicide. Bored with his recluse life, he decides to travel to the United States to track down the former Nazi soldier who tormented his father back in Auschwitz.

The strongest part of this film was Sean Penn’s transformation. I barely recognized him as some sort of goth rockstar who looks a lot like Robert Smith, from The Cure. He showed his great talent making a character believable, from the look to the talk and the walk.

All that being said, Penn’s performance was not enough to make up for a plot that was a convoluted mess of weirdness. By the end, I was just glad it was over.

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