Lazareth

I watched this movie randomly, like I usually do and I liked it, later I was surprised when I saw the low ratings and the reviews. So, I felt obliged to mention and explain why I liked it and how it is actually a good movie. In my humble opinion. Most modern movies are based on action and/or visuals, and totally disregard the substance of the story. You might get the visuals from those; you might get popular actors and you might get some superficial ambiguous plot filled with holes and cliches. This one is obviously different. The plot is solid, the idea and the philosophy of this movie is like clear yet very deep water. You should stare into it a bit to discover what lays beneath, you should pay attention to understand. I would also like to spend a moment to appreciate the actresses who have done a great job, it is hard not to sympathize. Moreover, the characters - without giving us any superficial info about their background, we get to experience them through a series of small interactions, which paint a good and realistic picture of their personalities. This is some work well done. Somehow this movie manages to sell you an idea of a cult (I guess you can call it a cult) and moreover give you a perspective on how it can be appropriate or morally good to have one. And all of this while avoiding silly cliches and meaningless dialogues. Not saying all of this is totally new or flawlessly executed. Maybe it's not a flawless gem, but it surely is good enough to ponder on. This movie is much better than it is being given credit to. However, you really need to be in the right mood to appreciate the beauty and the idea, and how it is different from many similar ones you might've seen before.

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Again, a movie that is a disgrace to the whole entertainment industry. I sometimes think that the producers, writers and directors of such "sizzling rotten shrimps" do it on purpose. Having viewers on the edge of their seats while banging their heads on their cell phones. I'm not surprised, that's not the first drivel of such that I've watched, won't be the last, but I'm still struggling to find the reason of such movies. So far, I've found none other than these are being made on purpose. Maybe some very hidden message or evil hypnosis between frames. Who knows?! Screenplay/storyline/plots: 2 Production value/impact: 1 Development: 4 Realism: 2.5 Entertainment: 2 Acting: 4 Filming/photography/cinematography: 6 VFX: 4 Music/score/sound: 4.5 Depth: 3 Logic: 1.5 Flow: 1.5 Thriller/drama: 2.5 Ending: 2.

2024

In this movie writer Alex Tibaldi must have had M. Night Shyamalan's, "The Village", and. Coppola's, "The Beguiled" on repeat in the back of his mind. Ashley Judd wasted her money and considerable talents on this film which never quite gets to the point of what's going on. Perhaps she thought it would be a hit since the two movies it is obviously based on did well. Or maybe she thought the very few sets needed would make for an interesting film. She was wrong. While. Sarah Pidgeon and Katie Douglas put in excellent acting skills they were insufficient to keep this movie interesting. I hope this brings them new opportunities to have roles more worthy of their talents. To be fair if you haven't seen either The Village or The Beguiled then you might enjoy this film for it's novelty. Otherwise stay clear.

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Much like I cannot concentrate on a period drama which includes ladies with veneers and boob jobs, I cannot take this film seriously as an apocalyptic film while Ashley Judd looks like a cross between Rocky Dennis and David Guest. I usually like this genre, I especially like them when they include a storyline. I also think it helps if people audition for a role and are selected for acting abilities. Ashley Judd, once such a rare beauty with decent acting chops has vanished into oblivion. There was no storyline. No meaningful script. No likeable characters. The bad guys were as intimidating as a wet dish cloth. Surely all of the cast and crew knew they were working on a stinker. It really doesn't get much more pointless than this movie. Much like my marriage, it initially looked promising but in reality it was dull, dreary and lacked any passion. Two stars given on the off chance that I may watch a worse film in the next 40 years which needs to be scored less.

It's super weird how Judd basically plays herself in the movie she's a fierce women that's oblverly protective and physic somehow because after hardly any interaction in The Village she just knows someone is coming for the family that night and after coming the rascals with face tatts that aren't even that scary to the audience but a Very scarey to the independent women so thet hide but this time they lock the scarey boys in the house and kill them in about 4 seconds speaking of 4 seconds that's about how long it takes Judds puffy character to welcome Owen to the desicion making finger tapping table after like right after threatening to kill him, in the beginning of the movie they find a hurt hungry, hurt and thirsty Owen speaking of thirsty Imogen is very thirsty so thirsty she molests Owen while he's unconscious and they when he heals like a few days later they do the thing and Maeve is very jealous as she's a peeping Tonya and so she kills a chicken and implies the dirty deed caused this implying some weird religious you did the thing so chicken die and we are cursed, anyways I saw a lot of comments about Judd face I think it looks pretty good considering she had to get a blood transfusion due to a complication from an infection and she's taking medicine that make your face swell and tighten she's the best.

I could not get past the Botox serum deformity rampage that was going on within this film. Realistically, who in the world has that amount of Botox injected within their face, yet, lives in total isolation? What are there - hidden Botox treehouse offices within the beautiful soaring- surrounding forest? The attire was beyond inconsistent with the assailant's garments; along with the time stamped implications of what year this post apocalyptic film landed in. It was as though the middle aged Auntie afraid of aging fueled by Botox meets with the Amish, while meeting with the Seattle tattooed/pierced/hair dying of attackers unleashed upon their Mennonite life style.

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