Under Paris (2024)
I was decently entertained for the first half or so of the movie, but the movie's last third goes completely off the rails in the most moronic way. Yes, it goes off the rails even for a killer shark movie. You could say it jumped the shark.
5/10
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Summer of Sam (1999)
What a jumbled mess of a movie.
John Leguizamo is horrible miscast as this unresistable man, that seemingly have his way with most women in his vicinity. That is just not believeable in any universe.
Would another main lead have saved this mess of a movie? No. But it sure doesn't help.
And don't get me started on the "punk concert". That was downright embarrassing and hard to watch.
Mira Sorvino is a rare exception. Her performance is one of few that don't feel embarrassing and annoying. Sorvino deserved to be in a better movie. Mind you I don't find any of the performances in this joint particular good, but the character of Dionna and Sorvino's performance was not frustratingly annoying. That is not something that can be said for the other characters or performances in this masterpiece.
'Summer of Sam' seems like Spike Lee's attempt at making a Scorsese-esque movie and completely missing the mark.
I f[censored] hate this movie.
Sorry Spike Lee. I like some of your other works, but this is not your proudest moment.
3/10