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Iris Warriors (2022)
What a GREAT way to tell a story!
I truly enjoy fantasy films and was expecting such. BUT, this was so much more! I was TOTALLY mesmerized by the costumes, lighting and performance. I have seen a bit of ballet in my 70+ years, but this was AMAZING! The story started as a WWII air raid and ended in, literally, a blaze of light. I strongly encourage parents to insure their children see this movie. The fantasy evolves into an extremely enjoyable ballet performance that is very easy to follow because of the narration. What a wonderful introduction to this genre of dance. I am so glad i watched it!!!
Scarlett (2020)
Started well. Ended badly.
The premise was similar to "Hanna," "Nikita" and the like. It started well, but the ending got dumbed down. The heroine had multiple opportunities to "take the shot," but clearly should never have been trained to use a gun as, in her hands, it was no better than a club. Even her assassin/spy father failed to put down the two hench-people when given the chance, even after killing everyone in sight on his previous missions. I kept "shouting "Shoot somebody, damn it!" several plot points were telegraphed early, so there were no surprises or plot twists. Overall, rather predictable.