THE BAG MAN

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REVIEWED

The reviews I came across from the internet for this movie is not good. This movie made only $1/2 mill bucks ? OMG!  Others complaining that its another bummer for Cussack and De Niro. One says its better to go get a haircut than watching this. Talking about haters !

I dont say that this is a commendable movie either but not to the extent of belittling what you saw. There are worser movie out there. This one is OK you got what you sit for, thats my analogy.

The Bag Man is an adaptation from a play by the name of Motel. It has big name like De Niro and known actors like John Cussack, Crispin Glover and not forgetting Domenic Purcel. Dont believe I have seen Rebecca Cos Ta before, a tall 6 footer slim blonde (at least in this movie). Hispanic from the name but acted as Russian. So did R D Niro.

I am never a fan of Cussack but I think he did OK in this one. His acting does not show much emotion and just like Keanu Reeves in John Wick he got the part of a killer part time delivery boy for a bag which DeNiro wants without him ever looking whats in it.

As the movie is based on a play, the plot is actually interesting. You keep on wanting to know whats in the bag and whoever Jack (JC) met you tend to ask if they are bad people. There are killings of course and like me I kept on asking when are these killing going to stop or are there anyone more to be killed ?

Robert D Niro did his part well. Good acting as usual but you never felt that he is in this because the studio wants to bank on his name like JK Simmons in Dark Skies :) or a lot of other films that are stingy to pay established actors but put them in the ensemble to bank the movies. Better hair he donned in the film. White like "The intern" but more flushy.

The film didnt feel cheap. No question on the acting. Not that it require great acting because it didnt go there but since they are good actors it makes everything believable. The action is good and the interaction among the characters are also all right. My only complain was how come Jack's hand can be hang with handcuffs without any injury. Then the shooting of the handcuffs at close range, just cant buy it.  

Dont stop until the closing credit because there are a bit more than you think that everything is already over. It will make the movie smarter.

(spoiler) one part i like was when RDN's character bashed up an attractive girl's face who was a Forex Trader for clicking the Buy button instead of the Sell button and screwing his investment. That was good.  

See this if you want some (lots of it thou) bang bang.

OLDBOY

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REVIEWED

This is an "old" film of 2013 directed by reputable director Spike Lee stars Josh Brolin, Samuel L Jackson, Elizabeth Olson (Wanda of Avengers) among others. Its a remake from a Korean story of the same title.

What a movie ! Agreeing of the director's reputation.

The fight scene are splendid. Dont ask where Joe (JB) got the skills and the guts. Fighting and winning with 40 men ? WTF. Watching it was like Spike Lee want to prove that he can do a Q Tuarantino movie. Aside from the story line which was interesting and gripping enough, the movie would not hold if not for the good and believable acting. The cinematography was beautifully done. That goes to the shooting and the stabbing and the slicing too.

Its one of those movie that when you finished with it you exclaimed, I didnt thought that coming. But its those movie which make you want to finish it and see what's next and next and next etc. Sure, as movie one may tend to question can something like this happen ? Can people have so much and deep vangeance that they would resort to this extreme ? Can it happen like it suppose to happen like Joe meet Marie ? After all it is a movie and nothing can work out perfectly in real life.

If I were Joe I would not have done what he did in the end. Set aside morality what happened was beyond his control and he was never aware the truth was. If he would have gone back to Marie and explain what happened, it can go both ways - explain and Ok with it cause shit happens or explain and never be together again. But I dont think Marie would do that. But if she did, what the heck.. life goes on. At least he is  honest to her. But what he did in the end is totally IDIOTIC !

Anyway, its an very good movie underrated by IMDB at 5.8 ratings. Glad to have seen this even though 2 years late. 

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