Welcome back to another edition of Looking Back at the Films of 2020. Today's movies I'll be giving my thoughts on are The Invisible Man and Guns Akimbo. Let's begin.
Why Didn't I See The Invisible Man?
Now I really wanted to see The Invisible Man especially after watching Leigh Whannell's previous movie before this, Upgrade. But just my luck my theater didn't have a showing and it would've been pointless to make a review because the time it was shown in my theater it was way past it's initial release date.
What is The Invisible Man?
The Invisible Man is a sci-fi horror film loosely based on H.G. Wells' 1897 novel of the same name. The movie was produced by Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Goalpost Pictures, and Nervous Tick Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The Invisible Man was written and directed by Leigh Whannell. The story is a woman named Cecilia Kass is stuck in a abusive relationship with her boyfriend. One day she just couldn't take it anymore and leaves him, then she hears the news that he committed suicide and believes she's finally free. However a series of events starts happening to her all related to her former boyfriend. Is she just going insane or is he back from beyond the grave?
My Thoughts
The Good: One thing to praise the film for is Elisabeth Moss' performance. She hit it right out of the park with this. Not only did she do a fantastic job with the scenes of her acting like an abusive victim but during a good portion of the film she also did a great job acting like a woman who's possibly losing her sanity. Speaking of the whole abuse thing, I really think Leigh did a good with that. Because he not only touched upon the physically aspect but also the verbally and manipulative side as well. And what that can do to a person mentally. Another thing that made the movie a must watch was how it's a good modernization of the classic Invisible Man story. It's almost the same thing but instead of taking place wherever the book does (I forgot to look that up my bad) it's in 2020. The final thing I'll praise the movie and its it's best aspect of all of them is the suspense. I'm not over exaggerating when I said this movie was nerve wracking. Because throughout the movie you're trying to figure where he is to the point where you're being quiet just so maybe you can hear him coming. And what that part of the movie so great was no only did the filmmakers avoid jump scares but Whannell kept tricking you and/or make you second guess because he was also toying with what direction the camera is pointing at.
The Bad: I've got nothing for this one.
The Okay: Nothing to say here.
Final Verdict: A Must Watch.
Why Didn't I See Guns Akimbo?
The reason why I didn't get to see Guns Akimbo was because by the time I discovered this it was far too late to make a review. This movie came in Feb but I didn't discover it until later on in May. And I was disappointed in myself because just by going off the trailer it seemed like it was going to be a very fun movie.
What is Guns Akimbo?
Guns Akimbo is a New Zealand action comedy movie. The film was produced by Occupant Entertainment, Four Knights Film, Maze Pictures, Cutting Edge, The Electric Shadow Company, Umedia, Ingenious Media, WS Fimproduktion, Deutscher Filmforderfonds, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, and Hyperion Entertainment and New Zealand Film Commission and distributed by Madman Entertainment. Guns Akimbo was written and directed by Jason Lei Howden. The story is Miles Lee Harris was just an ordinary computer programmer. One day he was doing his usual hobby of trolling people online but this time there is a price to pay. Miles insulted a group called Skizam, an organization that turns murder into entertainment. They force him to play their game by bolting two guns to both of his hands. Now Miles must fight to survive.
My Thoughts
The Good: One thing I liked about the movie was Daniel Radcliffe's acting. He really made the character of Miles a pretty cool guy, and those moments where you feel sorry for his character I thought he did great with that as well. Another thing I loved was the dark humor. I wasn't expecting to laugh as much as I did but I thought that was. I think my favorite moment was when a henchmen tried to attack Miles with a spork. Remember, Miles has guns bolted to his hand. What also made that movie a fun watch was the action. The action for this was crazy, bloody, gory, over the top, and I loved every bit of it. Seriously, other than Radcliffe's performance the action is probably one of the best things about Guns Akimbo. The last thing I'll give the movie credit for is James Lei Howden's directing. I don't know if he directed anything before this but whatever he comes up with next I'll give it a watch. Because I kind of liked his style. It's dark, grungy, and it's got an edge to it.
The Bad: I got nothing.
The Okay: One of the two grey areas I had with this movie is the villain Riktor. He's fine. He's definitely got the psychopath thing going on but he really needed more of a story attached to him. Sure he has history with one of the characters but it still felt like maybe a tiny bit more could've been put to him. The other mix bag was the character of Nix. She's 50/50 in my opinion, on one hand she's a decent character on other she can get pretty annoying.
Final Verdict: Good.
Okay everyone. I'm all done here. Come back on Saturday, Feb 20th for my review of the new Netflix movie, I Care a Lot. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.
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