johnnyinbrazil

It's weird how Sofia can extract something out of Bill Murray that very few directors and writers seem to be able to. Bill's humor has become more refined over the years and is well timed and placed without being buffoonery or clownish.

I don't think that the writing here is the best and the story is somewhat lacking, but Sofia definitely has vision. There are specific shots and scenes and looks that are becoming her trademark which I find really interesting and anyone who enjoyed Lost in Translation will notice them.

Overall it's an okay offering from Sofia.

Man, I almost got duped into believing the hype that this show wasn't any good. I sure am glad I gave it a go because it's a gem. It's not The Office, it's not Veep, it's Space Force and it's hilarious and smart.

So where did the negative reviews come from? Take a wild guess after watching a few episodes. It's obvious the right-wing establishment took great offense, not only to the fact that the name was taken first, but that the show makes a complete, well-deserved mockery of conservative politics and right-wing conspiracy theorists and their idiotic rejection of science and facts.

At times the jokes might be a little obvious and the humor a bit too on point, but there's an underlying message throughout the show and it's an important one. I'll let you the viewer figure out just what it is, and if you do, you'll appreciate my review. If you don't, you probably dropped out of high school and think injecting Lysol and staring at a solar eclipse are good ideas.

Space Force is funny and intelligent and the cast is brilliant. Ignore the negative reviews and give it a shot.

Apparently there are specific actors who like working with this director or vice versa or both. Fine. Some directors like to do it and make it work. Did Zahler? Sort of. Me personally, I don't get the appeal because Brawl 99 was pretty awful from many standpoints and the ratings for that are either horribly manipulated or there are actually that many meathead dimwits on the planet who don't know much about real cinema.

Dragged isn't bad. Dragged isn't great. Dragged is just good. It's a long slog through what's supposed to be character building but I'm not sure it achieves anything monumental on that front nor does the dialogue which at times is completely out of context and to be quiet honest, totally unnecessary.

How exactly did Vince and Mel's chat with Don Johnson blaming the media for their misgivings fit into the story because none of that was based in reality. Mel went on a racist tirade about Jewish people while tanked and Vince decided to submarine his career by becoming a Trump supporter. Both of those actions have consequences and neither one were the fault of the media. Blaming the media for your racism and misguided decision to support a sexual predator and serial liar is just a lame excuse for your own failings as a human being.

I don't know Mel and I don't know Vince. I know the characters they play in movies. For the most part I like the characters they play in movies. In all honesty since I don't know them personally I could care less what idiotic life decisions they make. You make your bed and you sleep in it and you also dig your own grave and lie in it if you if you make stupid decisions.

For the most part I thought the duo worked well in this film which is leagues better than Brawl 99. They have some decent dialogue and their characters are somewhat believable and they deliver on most fronts. I have no real complaints about any aspect of their participation in this film.

The story works okay although some aspects are a bit rushed. All in all it's a way better movie than Brawl 99. It's not horrid, it's not epic, it lands nicely somewhere in between.