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Nathan4's rating
I watched this film months ago, and as I often do after watching "true stories" I looked up the real vs. Reel. I was a bit shocked by what I found.
I wasn't sure how to rate it because I initially thought it was a decent movie, but that was based on it being a true story. When I learned otherwise, I really struggled with how to rate it...until I watched Young Woman and the Sea. That movie was SO much better in every respect, and is based on a person who we can actually look up to, and oh yeah, is actually TRUE.
I suppose it is fitting that the movie Nyad is a liar, just like the real person it's based off of. And without the true story aspect, there's really not much here worth watching, other than Jodie Foster's performance, which is why this ultimately earned a 2 from me instead of a 1.
I wasn't sure how to rate it because I initially thought it was a decent movie, but that was based on it being a true story. When I learned otherwise, I really struggled with how to rate it...until I watched Young Woman and the Sea. That movie was SO much better in every respect, and is based on a person who we can actually look up to, and oh yeah, is actually TRUE.
I suppose it is fitting that the movie Nyad is a liar, just like the real person it's based off of. And without the true story aspect, there's really not much here worth watching, other than Jodie Foster's performance, which is why this ultimately earned a 2 from me instead of a 1.
If you love Real Housewives, but wish it took place in a sandwich shop and had better acting, then you will love this. Otherwise, I'm not sure who this is for or why the high ratings. Everyone is just yelling at each other and being all-around terrible people for the most part. Very little character development, and storylines are either abandoned completely or take way too long to develop to keep the viewer interested. Not sure how this is marked as a comedy either. Maybe a small laugh or two at most per episode, but it's DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA. I bumped it up a star for the realism shown on the craziness of a working kitchen, and another for the quality of acting. Otherwise, this is just a bunch of people cussing each other out for no reason.
Super weird and doesn't really make much sense, but the leads do a good job with the script they had to work with, and there are enough laughs to make this a decent flick.
It ends with far more questions than answers, which is strange considering this was a pretty simple story for the most part. You keep waiting for them to tie it all together and for it to make sense at some point, but it never does.
The ride is interesting and fun for the most part, and Andy Samberg is pretty great in general, so it's hard not to like this. Enjoyable enough, but could have been so much better with just a little more depth to the story.
It ends with far more questions than answers, which is strange considering this was a pretty simple story for the most part. You keep waiting for them to tie it all together and for it to make sense at some point, but it never does.
The ride is interesting and fun for the most part, and Andy Samberg is pretty great in general, so it's hard not to like this. Enjoyable enough, but could have been so much better with just a little more depth to the story.