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Zerkalo (1975)
A dram within a dream within a dream
Have you ever dreamed that your dream is a dream in your dream? For this, just check this film out which is a masterpiece.. This is what a movie must be and ART. He successfully combines the inner self with harsh, wild outer world which is full of wars like in Spain. I will always remember its slow pacing which i never wanted to end. Heart-breaking, dreamy scenes are gorgeously planned and acted. A must-see. Lots of scenes are like a photographic work of art from the eye of Tarkovsky. It explains why Tarkovsky affected many directors in their works. Only the details used by the director makes the movie worth to see.
Vengeance Is Mine (2021)
Promising
The plot seems pretty straight forward at first. Harry (Con 'Neill) is a man living in a old church in London, doing menial tasks and contemplating suicide. One day he is informed of the location of the killers of his wife and daughter. Clearly, he has no intention to turn the other cheek in this case and he sets out to a successful assassination. Remember in the Matrix the big spoiler appears mid film? Or how the gigantic spoiler is close to the finale at "The sixth sense"? This movie is an installation of successive twists and I have to say it's a very effective way to keep the viewer glued to his seat. Hajaig's writing and casting are commendable but not revolutionary but it's the movie's pacing that distinguish him from the multitude of new directors with affordable cameras and editing software. You could argue as to the integrity of some characters in the movie or even question how imperative they are to the plot but when the movie is layered through and Harry's vigilante act appears more and more like a fatal judgment error, a profound experience happens and the viewer's empathy of the main protagonist wanes down. Hajaig's vision of crime drama with moral and reality issues is in fact a breath of fresh air in a stagnant genre and one can forgive the the other way with some character development issues. These issues don't subtract the film's appeal it is just my petty quibbling.
This movie is worth seeing and despite its modest budget, doesn't seem shoddy or awkwardly delivered. I won't risk predicting that Director will be a household name in the future but I can safely foresee that although this review (thanks for reading it) it won't be me last about his promising work.