Terminal

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In a grim neon-filled dark cityscape, Bill (Simon Pegg) is terminally ill and looking for a train at an empty terminal. The janitor (Mike Myers) informs him that no train is coming that night. Annie (Margot Robbie) is a waitress leading a double life as */assassin Bunny. She gives thugs Vince (Dexter Fletcher) and Alfred (Max Irons) a suitcase which leads to a devastating contract killing. This is a live action Sin City trying to be Tarantino. It's style over substance. It needs a good scriptwriter to clean it up. I'd rather have the movie split into two movies. I really like Bill and Annie. His journey could be a dark surreal Kafkaesque affair. Annie's reveal could have been shocking but the audience already knows that she's a crazed killer. I wished that she's actually two characters that are good twin and bad twin. Also a heavily made-up Mike Myers always reminds me of Austin Powers which doesn't fit this movie. Sure, this has some comedic elements but it can't be a spoof. On the other side, Vince and Alfred have their moments but I'm not invested in their character unlike Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. This movie keeps trying to be that without the skills necessary to pull it off. The final twists don't inspire me with anything. Again the heavy makeup with Mike Myers is problematic in its suggesting and Annie is fine without the twist. She might be better off without the doubling. The reveals don't stop and I stop caring.

Terminal was ripped to shreds by critics, I see why but I don't think they gave it enough credit. There's a lot of futuristic noir flourishes, the movie is bathing in neon light and seedy environments. This isn't new, its Blade Runner-esque but the cinematography is admittedly gorgeous in this. Just because it has been done before (lately with Altered Carbon and Mute) doesn't make it any less impressive. It was a nice touch and it deserves to be mentioned, even if it doesn't quite save the movie. The plot of Terminal is very reminiscent of Guy Ritchie's movies. There's some Snatch or Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels moments but the whole movie doesn't operate as well overall. We get introduced to a bunch of seedy characters with dubious morals. They all come in and out of this train station in the middle of the night and the common thread between them is the character of Annie (Margot Robbie). She's an assassin who works part-time as a waitress and *. Through her comings and goings, we meet a terminally ill teacher Bill (Simon Pegg), a pair of mismatched hitmen Vince (Dexter Fletcher) and Alfred (Max Irons) and an odd janitor Clinton (Mike Myers). How these interactions play into the larger plot is a mystery to us until the final turn. The setup isn't bad, we've seen it before and although there are plot holes, none of them were bad enough to completely derail the movie. It was enough to keep me interested but I did find my attention drifting in and out because of the lack of cohesion. As a story, its very middle of the road for the genre. Any heat for this movie was likely due to Margot Robbie's involvement as the main character. She keeps climbing the ladder and its deserved, she's great and I consider myself a fan of hers. She's good in Terminal, she's surprisingly committed, and she carries the movie capably. I do agree with some of the other reviewers in that she comes off as British Harley Quinn, but she didn't phone it in. Pegg is his typical charming self, he's very low-key in this but he works well with Robbie and I particularly enjoyed the montage that they share near the tail-end of the movie. Fletcher and Irons were odd, neither of them were terrible but Fletcher was over doing it and Irons was a little stiff. It was nice to see Mike Myers again and I think he did about as well as he could have with the material. Its a big distance from where his character starts to where he ends up and it makes his performance a little awkward by the end. I was down the middle on Terminal for most of its run time for all the reasons listed above. It was never stellar, but it had its moments. I was more than ready to just let it float the rest of the way to whatever normal twist ending it had up its sleeve and call it a day. But when the confrontation comes between Annie and Bill, the movie doesn't just dip its toes into a pool of nonsense/crazy, it cannonballs into it. I wasn't just snickering, I was laughing when Terminal ended. Its not that the twist it takes is new, its handled in such a rough and implausible manner that I was shocked. But it didn't derail the movie for me, it actually improved it. It made Terminal memorable and while I would never say that this movie is good, its going to hold a place in my memory for insane plot twists. I feel a little guilty for giving Terminal as high of a rating as I have. I liked the style of the movie and some of the performances (notably Robbie, Pegg and some of Myers) were solid. But it never reached high enough for something great and in any other movie, that twist ending would have knocked it down to a 3 or a 4/10. But that ending pushed the movie from mediocre to so bad its good territory for me. I can't call Terminal excellent but if you enjoy campy cinema, this is something you should see. I'm giving Terminal a 6/10 and I feel like I'm being generous.

Loaded with Alice references and quotes - but the only similarities in common with the classic tale is the theme of madness, which in this case was taken and ran with. This movie is decibel lit more style than substance, and curiosity will keep you moving through it despite the badly drawn plot. Characters did their best with what they were given.. Style over substance. It was just my style, really, if only there was more, anything more, to go on.

I don't usually leave reviews but find the current 5/10* overall rating a total nonsense. This film is different and so much more interesting than the same old recycled content we get fed at the cinema. It's a visual feast with a storyline that keeps you guessing right up until the end - and what an ending. I predicted what I believed to be the main twist relatively early on but was surprised and thrilled to discover there was much more to follow after that reveal. Bravo to the writer and director. Margot Robbie gives an electrifyingly crazy performance with some great dialogue that keeps you captivated - in fact thinking about it there isn't a bad performance in there. It really is a brilliant film with so much to offer and I bet this will be one to look back on in a few years and reevaluate. From an amateur filmmaker, thank you to all involved for making this.

The film has some great actors in this. The plot is dark Has many twist to it.And may bewilder a simple mind ! Margot Robbie was excellent in this as the string puller .Highly recommend

Dark?, yes. visual?, yes. good cast?, fantastic. surprise ending?, indeed. soundtrack?, great. do yourself a favor and ignore all the negative reviews and give this a roll ... you won't regret it.

I rarely write a review, but this one deserves it. All acting is top notch and I mean ALL the acting, every single one of them. Margot Robbie is just stunning as always, idk where Mike Myers was hiding but he's back and boy he's good. Simon Pegg fooled me completely and Dexter Fletcher is awesome, even Max Irons is phenomenal imho. Directing is good to great, the plot is entertaining with a little bit of extra violence, but I think it was needed to deliver the right kind of atmosphere. The only thing I thing it can be better is the soundtrack, but I think this may be just my thing, overall I recommend to check it out yourself.

The story isn't new, but to see comics make a noir film is really interesting. And how they ha e done it really good. It isn't mainstream, but does it need to be? Love the colour range, the neon, the quasi-Bond music. And Margot Robbie! Wow. She might be attractive, OK, but what right execution of her character. She can act! Very impressive. Why would people give this a low rating? I think they miss the art of how the story is told. Not fandango, but still: Robbie, the music, the colour cast ... Warren Beatty did Dick Tracy in 6 colours. This reminds me of that film. The best films are like music in pictures. This is one of them. :)

I thought it was an Excellent film. Noir style with a twist ending. Actors were excellent. Music was quality. Recommended