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Seriously Single (2020)
Great romcom attempt for South Africa.
Excusing the ignorant yet typical American, who thinks a clean English accent is some kind of american representation...this FULLY South African Cast and Production is another great attempt at a romcom. This is a relatively new genre for the South African film industry, and though there were a few cringe-worthy acting moments, the movie was refreshing, playful, and what is to be expected of your regular romcom.
There is space for improvement in regards to originality in script, though this is a problem we see in general across, all national film industries, so let's not pretend this is where this all started. Overplayed scenarios and cliches have become the bread and butter of Hollywood, though hopefully not so much Netflix. Looking forward to the more creative side of Lwazi Mvusi. Great attempt.
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
A coma is more interesting.
Where to start...I gave a 2 out of 10,for the cinematography...as in the cameraman/woman kept the camera at great angles, and took good shots. The 2nd star is for the Lighting. They managed to capture lighting and create ambience for dark vs light, and even did their best to create grey shots for your typical old bubblegum horror shot.
Now, this had 2 writers...I dont see how when the storyline is about as aggravating as scratching a plate with a fork to cure a headache. She doesnt ask any questions about the marks, as if a parent would see burn marks on their kids and just ignore them. We have kids locked in a room and a child protection agent doesnt ask why the jids are locked in there. The kids are conveniently taken to a murder scenr by a "Child protection agent". The kids typically dont tell the mother anything, and she doesnt ask anything...the ghoat can only capture them when they are close to water, and yes, conveniently, the son is standing infront of a puddle of water. The daughter's umbrella is blown into a pool in the cold with no rain, and she chases it...yes, that is convenient.
Lets move to the acting...the boy, Roman Christou, is in constant astonishment...as if the director was asleep for all his shots. We dont get the mixed emotions from his acting. We get a constant monotone "oh my god, whats going on", and that then shows the director was on vacation for all his scenes. He doesnt mix it up with relaxation then building up into concern and later shock or horror. This shows that the casting team are also just there by name. This screams of a "family and friends" or even f-buddies crew, whete everyone hired to get the film together is all sleeping with each other and has absolutely no idea what it takes to put a great film together.
As for the New York Times...the fact that yout critic gave applause to this slapstick bubblegum garbage tells me that you dont hire actual critics...you hire "yes men" to review films. How much did they pay you, or are you part of the friends and family crew.