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This series contains many of the best comedic actors of the late 2000's and early to mid 2010's, plenty of whom have spent time writing or acting for Saturday Night Live. Fred Armisen, Mike O'Brien, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett and Kate McKinnon appear quite often. Mike's Seven Minutes in Heaven is reliably entertaining, but soooo many of these sketches are dead weight! It's a real shame. Wondering if these were dreamed up for SNL but, whether it's budget or content issues, they had to be performed elsewhere? Most of these should have been left unperformed - it's a stain on these actors.

This adaptation of the video game franchise deserves credit for presenting the source material in an authentic manner. Unfortunately, it's filmed in such dark settings - literally, not enough lighting - that it's difficult to follow a good stretch of the film. The final third is almost entirely filmed in dark rooms and hallways. I understand leaning into darkness to enhance the horror effect, but if you can't see the terrorizing effect then what's the point?

The overall reactions don't suggest there will be a sequel - but if they do manage to return, I hope the dark trope is dropped in favor of new scare methods.

Let's face it, Ashton Kutcher has proffered himself to be a number of things, and a great actor is not one of them. His turns are simply not convincing... perhaps not awful, but close to unwatchable. But I believe every bad actor has one great performance to give if they struggle long enough for the opportunity, and this happens to be Ashton's.

A young man afflicted by unexplained blackouts, Ashton's character Evan Treborn looks for answers in his lifelong journals, and discovers something extraordinary. The story is similarly compelling in keeping you hooked on each step, and the supporting cast meshes well into the narrative.

Considering all the bad performances Ashton has delivered, and the dwindling scripts tossed his way, this will undoubtedly stand as his finest hour.