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.45 (2006)
Overall a decent small indie film
I am glad .45 was released in Greece first, cause I was really looking forward to it.
The movie has a lot of explicit scenes with lots of violence, sex and bad language. The plot is fairly simple: Kate is taking her sweet revenge on Big Al after experiencing a night of domestic violence (get prepared to see Milla abused).
The movie is nicely shot, milla is playing a difficult character (she always does in drama films, doesn't she?) and at some points she is really good at it, but at some scenes I felt like she was overacting to be honest with you. She could do much better.
She is a small time crook, and she is a tough cookie! She is using her real accent this time around.
(spoiler starts here) Spoiler: She shows a lot of skin , she has a big mouth, lots of sex (with both men and women!).
The film starts with kate (milla) in a close up talking about big al's huge cock! lol After the abuse scene, her face is full of bruises and one of her eyes is swollen and almost unrecognizable . And every one in the audience has a reason to hate Big Al! Poor little girl...
The most powerful scene is the abuse scene but thats the only scene I felt milla was a bit overacting. Her crying was too long, too loud and seemed a bit fake. Then I thought, that if milla really cried her eyes out, she would probably would sound like this so maybe it isn't that fake after all.
When milla is returning home and messes up her house in anger of what has happened to her the next day was one of her best.
(spoiler ends here) Apart from violence and all, there is a lot of humor and nice lines in the film (I loved Big Al's mother!).
To sum it up, its a nice decent small indie film but it also has its flaws. I felt it could explore more things on the subject. But is sure good to see milla in a drama film again! Well done, milla! Can't wait to see you in more drama films in the future! 7/10
Ultraviolet (2006)
Excellent for a comic book movie. Awful for a realistic movie. Take your pick.
I don't know what people expect when they go to watch a film these days.
I wont say UV is bad or good. Mainly cause I know it was butchered by the studio that produced it. And thus, I cant make a solid judgment on it just yet. Its actually the studio's cut that made the film bad for me. For a comic book movie based on a comic book that never existed, the film more than delivers. And I believe thats what they wanted to make in the first place, an original COMIC BOOK MOVIE.
Its just a shame they cut 30 mins of the plot and the movie looks like a big plot hole to everybody, cause if these weren't cut, everything would make perfect sense, and each extraordinary thing you see on the screen would be clearly justified. Same with the fast cuts in the action, thats again someone else's mess definitely not wimmer's.
This movie had so much potential, and it would be unfair to only blame wimmer for it's major flaws.
Even with this cut, I enjoyed it, it was fun, bright, with vivid colors had something original about it, that people cant just at least admit. And no its not the worst film i have ever seen. Its actually a misunderstood film with its highs and lows and if it wasn't cut to death, it would have been a another cult classic like EQ was before it.