maysaif

So I went into this movie with low expectations thinking it wouldn't be great & I wouldn't like it because I happened to glance at some of the reviews & ratings here right before I saw the movie.

Now that I've seen it, I swear I'm convinced that some reviewers here are either so snobby and elitist or they're just plain cynical and/or didn't actually watch the movie and just assumed it was bad because it's a comic book movie that Jared Leto is in.

'Cause the truth is it was so good! Not perfect, but waaay better than what those low ratings, negative reviewers will have you think. I mean just because something doesn't turn out the way you wanted it to be, doesn't mean it's not good. So please grow up and stop with the negativity.

This movie was entertaining, the way that Morbius and his movement & powers are depicted is so cool. Yeah the plot is predictable but it's an origin story movie, it's supposed to be simple and predictable, it's only an intro to the character, so be patient. Jared Leto did wonderfully with the character. His performance felt so natural & unforced. The character suits him pretty well. The CGi was good, the fight/action scenes were smooth and captivating. Yes, it would've been even cooler to see a darker R-rated version of the story, but again, that doesn't make it bad. And it was still fairly dark for a PG-13 movie too.

In a way, I'm glad I went into this thinking it would be bad 'cause it was a pleasant surprise for me that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

So don't listen to anyone and go see it and judge for yourself because some ratings and reviewes are not always reliable, they tend to be too negative these days. And keep in mind that some of them might rate it down just 'cause they don't like Jared Leto or another actor in it. Or they're unfairly judging the whole movie based on the mid-credit scenes which have nothing to do with the plot of the movie. Or just 'cause they wanna complain, since that's everyone's favorite pass time lately.

The movie was good, it's doing fairly well in the box office so far, and definitely deserves a higher rating. Watch it with an open mind and enjoy!

First of all, to the reviewers pointing out how unrealistic it is for young adolescents to be better detectives than actual detectives, um.. where have you been living in recent years? Of course they are! It's so much easier to get information when you don't have to wait for permission or follow the rules or get warrants or have real grounds for motive.. Doesn't make them actually better, just faster. And t's something that we witness every day with social media these days. People can put two and two together and/or go deeper with hacking and doing their own investigations and finding out things before professionals do. They get these things done faster cuz they don't have to wait or follow the law. So it's not so far fetched, it happens. Especially if the main investigation is internet/app related.

Secondly, I agree with some of the reviewers that the show is really great up until the last episode. It does keep you on your toes though and keep you guessing and the fun part with these kinds of shows is that you get to make your own analysis and think of possible outcomes and see if it matches in the end.

I was so sure from maybe the second episode, so so sure who the culprit was. I watch a lot of shows and movies in that genre so I was very confident about my guess. By the end of the 6th episode it was the only logical one to me and maybe it was designed that way. At that point, I was like if I'm right, great! I'm smart and I figured it out early on lol But if I'm wrong, that would be even better cuz I'd get to be surprised which is a lot more entertaining. And even though the twist was rushed and not very well written, but I'm still glad I was wrong.

What's good about this show is that it shines a light on all the issues & problems of things like the internet and social media and how people use or misuse them without thinking and how that can affect people's lives so deeply.

All in all, a good watch.

It just kept me going back and forth, and I thought I'd land in a good place in the end, but no.

The first half was good, but the second half is when everything started to fall apart for me.

Without revealing too much, in the second half, especially towards the end (like the last half hour), the dialogue turned awkward & inconsistent. The events including significant revelations were RUSHED so much that there was no build up to them nor enough time to let them sink in before moving on to the next scene. The reactions to some news or events within the plot were dull & lacked sincerity and passion.

The editing for those scenes didn't help either. It just kept jumping too fast to the next scene or cut to a different frame in a different location in the middle of a revealing conversation. That's when they lost me. The emotional connection I wanted to feel for the characters kept being interrupted.

Though I still kept an open mind and was hoping I'll be pleasantly surprised that I'll love this movie by the end of it, but unfortunately, it just kept going the same kind of direction till the movie was over.

I've been looking forward to this, and even with my expectations being reasonable and not too high, I still didn't get what I wanted.

And just to be clear, I'm not comparing this to Hitchcock's version. In fact, I've never even seen it. So this is solely based on the execution of the story in this specific movie. It simply didn't do it for me.