Movie Review: Gone Girl

What to say about this movie other than its so freaking sick awesome!! Even though it was a bit long, but its one of those movies that you either love it or hate it. I LOVED it! It was so much more alive than the book (which I read, check KemzBooks Instagram for the review)

The movie is based on one of the biggest best sellers novels, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. It’s the story of Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) whose wife, Amy Elliot Dunne (Rosamund Pike) goes missing in their fifth anniversary day. As the cops investigate him and the media grill him, he becomes the main suspect for his wife’s disappearance.

The story is so much better in a movie! Even though the book was good and clear, but something was missing. I guess it’s seeing their eyes and face expressions made all the difference! The script was amazing! Smart, witty, sad, scary and funny ! It was still written by Gillian, which gave the movie the depth that the book had. The whole movie was just like the book! Exactly the same! I was wondering how they would film it, but they did an amazing job! Not a surprise here as the director is David Fincher who directed the amazing Fight Club, The Social Network and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Another thing that made me crazy about this movie is the casting! Finally!! A great cast that portrayed each character in the book perfectly! I was so shocked! I mean EVERYONE were exactly how I imagined them! Nick’s twin Go (Carrie Coon), detective Bony (Kim Dickens), Amy’s parents (David Clennon and Lisa Banes), Desi (Neil Patrick Harris), even the young policeman (Lee Norris) who keeps popping up now and then and OMG Ellen Abbott (Missi Pyle)! EVERY FREAKING ONE!!! Excuse my nerdy excitement hahaha!

Ben Affleck was brilliant! It was like the role was written for him! You choose anyone else and the movie will flop! For me Ben is a good actor, but I don’t run to the cinema to watch his movies, but he killed it in this movie! (No pun intended :p)

The one who truly shined and without her the movie won’t be a success was Rosamund and her portray of Amy! Oh, my god! Her voice just gave me goose bumps! Again, shocked!!

The whole movie is just chilling. Slow, but chilling, like being encased by blinding dark fog. It’s so good!

The version I watched in the cinema wasn’t censored! Just a tiny scene in the end, but that’s fine. Don’t take me wrong, yes the movie is full with curses and language that is not appropriate for kids, but this is not a kids’ movie. We need to see all of that to understand the relationship between Nick and Amy! So I was so happy it wasn’t censored! It would ruin the whole story!

So this movie is for people who love a good mystery and for sure for the book fans! Just beware that it is a bit long and slow, but the story is so freaking good! It’s worth it! Go watch it!

For more information and the trailer, click here.

Till the next one ;)

Kemz

Movie Review: The Best of Me

I haven’t seen any good Romance movie like this one in forever!!! I cried so much!! It’s so good and so sweet and so so beautiful!

It’s the story of Amanda (Michelle Monaghan) and Dawson (James Marsden) who are reunited after 21 years when their good friend Tuck (Gerald McRaney) died. As they prepare to say goodbye we learn their story and how they fell in love and got separated. The flashbacks of young Amanda (Liana Liberato) and young Dawson (Luke Bracey) are so heartwarming and just makes you smile!

It’s one of those movies who leave you with this feeling that life is good and everything is going to be alright even if it doesn’t seem that way right now. It just makes you remember how love matters in life and you should never let it go.

It made me mooshy as you can sense! I’m so high with good feeling or maybe its just my after crying feeling. God, I cried every 10 minutes! The movie is just so romantic and goooood!

The setting is amazing! I loved the town the story was set it. Breathtaking! Such a perfect place for a love story! I also seriously loved the characters in this movie! Both Amanda and Dawson are easy to love and you just want the best for them! They’re not too clichéd, they’re just your normal average good people and I love that!

The cast did a great job to convey this! I felt the love in their eyes, their smile and their words! I enjoyed the younger actors better. Though James Marsden is as gorgeous as ever! He was so brilliant! His eyes, it’s all in his eyes!! Ah!

The movie is based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, who wrote The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Dear John. I just want to know how is it possible that I never ever read his books!! I need to fix that!! All the movies I saw based on his books are just … Romantic!

I’m so gonna watch this movie again! I’m still hooked on the soundtrack!

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Kemz!

Movie Review: The Equalizer

I saw the trailer of this movie ages ago and I really wanted to watch it and so, I did! I very much enjoyed it! I love Denzel Washington and his movies are always good.

The story of Robert McCall (Denzel) who works in a store and lives a routine quite life as he goes from work to home then to a dinner in the middle of the night when he can’t sleep. There he reads a book quietly and chat to a girl, Terry (Chloë Grace Moretz) who work as a prostitute for a Russian gang. When Terry gets hurt by the gang, Robert calls on his past forgotten skills to help her out.

From the beginning the movie has its own rhythm, one that moves with Roberts mind. We feel what he feels and see what he sees. The way he struggles between his past and present and the details of his thoughts are all reflected in the way the movie was shot. I was so hooked and mesmerized. 

The movie not what you’d expect as its not a typical fast action packed movie, no, it’s more of a Drama thriller. It focuses on the psychological aspect of Roberts personality rather than big action scenes.

Denzel was as amazing as always. I love how he acts! He was so composed in the movie and mysterious, but yet you can read his emotions that flash on his face. It was just what the character needed. And Chloë! I love her. She is so beautiful and so good in her performance. I have high hopes for her, so let’s see where she takes it from here.

So, this is what I think. I did liked and enjoy it, but be aware that the movie is a bit slow. It should be shorter, but for me, I appreciate the details and the development of the character in a movie, so I felt it was good that we got to know Robert more.

The only thing that was funny was when Robert is about to hit someone he calculate the movement and time like Sherlock in the Sherlock Holmes movies. I thought that was a repetition, but its still cool. 

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Kemz

Movie Review: Into The Storm

Now that’s what I call a THRILLING movie!! OMG!! I was holding my breath and clutching on my sister’s arm through the storm scenes!! OMG!!

It’s the story of a bunch of people who were caught in the storm, including high school students and tornado hunters. It’s so so so good!! I gasped so many times and CRIED! I felt dizzy after the movie!

It was shot in a way that it’s like a Documentary, but don’t let that get to you. They made it in an AWESOME way! I didn’t even feel it! The footages were super clear and you could see every angel. The director, Steven Quale, did a great job.

The movie plays with our emotions, oh boy! You will cry! I felt heartbroken as you see the people stuck in the storm and others looking for their loved ones! It’s so INTENSE! Oh, man, what a ride! It’s like seriously being there with those people and living through the storm and the big humongous tornado!

The cast is great! No big names, but it doesn’t matter. They all played their part well and didn’t ruin the movie on us! That was amazing, because you know what one bad casting call can do to a movie.

Let me not forget how FUNNY it was as well! It made me laugh as much as it made me cry! It just so so freaking GOOD! It will put you in the edge of your seat, holding your breath and waiting for that scary moment to pass!

I can’t believe I haven’t seen this one before! It’s still in the movies, so go watch it! It’s really good for movie night with friends.

For more info and the trailer, please click here.

Till again!

Kemz

نقد فيلم: The Fault in Our Stars

قصة الفيلم لا تقدر بزمن في كل لحظة منها هنالك ما يجذبك نحوها أو يبعدك حينما تكون بين فكرتين ، الأولى تتمحور حول واقع رحيلك قريباً و بين تمسكك بأخر قطرة من السعادة لربما هي سعادة لن تتكرر .

قصة الفيلم ستقودك نحو مفهوم آخر و هو ما معنى إن تكون حياتك أقصر من اللازم ، وكيف عليك العيش بفكرة إن الجسد الذي تسكنه ضعيفاً جداً ؟ و الى أي حد الذي لا تستطيع الآتكال عليه هيزل غريس كانت تؤمن بفكرة عدم المجازفة بأي شيء ولم تكن تهتم بشيئا معينا سوى   Imperial Affliction الرواية التي كانت تتمنى أن تقابل كاتبها و تسعى الى خطي أميالاً عديدة مع الجميل أوغستس الذي يطلق القصص المضحكة عن ساقهِ الاصطناعية ، قلبان في جوف واحد قلب فتاة ممتلئة رئتها بالماء وشاباً يمشي بقدم واحدة والأخرى لا حياة لها ، لكن السعي الذي يجعلأوغستس يغير مجرى حياة غريس لتكون كلمة okay هي المطمئنة لكليهما .

ترشح الفيلم الى جوائز عديدة منها جائزة المراهقين و غولدن غلوب و جائزة شباب هووليوود و ترشح لجوائز أخرى لم يحالفهم الحظ بالفوز بها . 

مخرج الفيلم هو جون  بون، و الفيلم مقتبس من الرواية التي تحمل نفس العنوان للكتاب جون غرين التي صدرت سنة 2012. الفيلم من بطولة شايلين وودلي و أنسيل إلغورت مع نات وولف ولورا ديرن وسام ترامل وويليم دافو يلعبون أدوار ثانوية . 

يعد الفيلم من أكثر الأفلام تحريكاً للمشاعر حيث أقر العديد من المشاهدين من الفيلم بالكباء أثناء مشاهدتهم لعرض في السينما ، مرضى السرطان يعانون كثيراً من حيث الألم الذي يواجهونهُ و لكن قوة الأيمان بأن الحياة لن تتوقف لم تمنع من هزيل غريس أن تصنع فكرة ما حول البقاء سعيدة مما تبقى من الوقت ، القصة قد قرأتها في السابق لجون غرين قبل طرح الفيلم ، وكلاهما قد أمتلك جزءٍ من قلبي وأسلوب جون غرين يجعلك تتمنى رؤية حقيقة البطلين عن قرب و الأماكن التي حدثت فيها جميع الأحداث و جون بون شكراً لكونهِ قد حقق الحلم . 

 للمزيد لمعرفة الفيلم و قصتهِ الرجاء الضغط هنا.

بقلم:

منيرة محمد  

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Movie Review: Airplane!

Ok, so as I continue to watch classic 80s movies, I read in Twitter that this movie is one of the funniest comedies ever, so I had to watch it and it really made me laugh!

The movie is so silly, you have to laugh and I do believe they did that on purpose hahaha. It’s the story an airplane that will be in danger cause everyone who ate the fish dish got food poisoning including the pilot and co-pilot.

It’s so silly, like I said and exaggerate everything and it’s all been done in a funny way! I didn’t cry from laughter, but I was giggling and laughing through the whole movie. It’s so stupid, it’s good!

You have different kind of passengers coming in with different kind of personalities, so there is a lot going on and a lot of room to makes us laugh.

There is a lot of stereotyping in the movie, which I will forgive, cause it was the 80s and Hollywood didn’t know better. However I noticed that there was a scene deleted in the version I watched (rented from iTunes). The scene I remember seeing in a documentary, Real Bad Arabs about a comment how London is full with Arabs. They probably took it off after the documentary, which is to be noted.

I watched the movie as a fun comedy, so I didn’t go too deep into analyzing it that way.

It’s still fun and really cheered me up! So this is also a must watched 80s movie! Before you watch it, do remember that it was in 1980 and you got to be one of those who gets American humor. Sometimes a movie that makes me laugh, won't make my friend laugh and vise verse. 

For more info and the trailer, click here.

Till another movie and another review!

Kemz

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