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, March 8, 2023

Absolute Deception (2013)

Genre: Action / Thriller
Directed by: Brian Tranchard-Smith
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Evert McQueen
Running time: 92 minutes


 

After finding out from an FBI agent that the husband she thought had died in a car accident a while back was in fact a police informant who had just been killed in Australia, journalist Rebecca Scott travels Down Under, to the Gold Coast, to investigate the matter further with John Nelson, the FBI agent that gave her the information.

What an absolute deception this film is; the story is convoluted and goes nowhere, and the acting is so uninspired. Oh, how Cuba Gooding Jr. has fallen as an actor. This film was barely over 90 minutes, and it felt like it lasted twice as long. And the end was not satisfying. It was like waiting forever for bad food.

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