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.

Monday, October 23, 2017

The Shack (2017)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Stuart Hazeldine
Cast: Sam Worthington, Octacia Spencer, Graham Greene
Running time: 132 minutes



Mackenzie (Mack) Phillips suffered abuse at the hands of his alcoholic father as a child. Now an adult, he lives with his wife and three kids in a house where religion holds a very important place. After his youngest daughter is kidnapped and killed by a serial killer during a camping trip, Mack’s life falls apart. One day, during the next winter, Mack finds in his mailbox a typewritten letter inviting him to the cabin where his daughter’s torn dress and blood were found.

Based on the William P. Young novel of the same name, The Shack is an overlong long sermon and a melodramatic mess. I was bored to tears shortly after the beginning, and the fact that it was over two hours long made it even worse. The story had potential, but it fell very short.

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