Failed to pretend to be cool

Vicky 2022-12-23 23:41:47

If you have to put a footnote on this film, I think it might be a failure to pretend to be cool. Like what everyone loved to do when they were young, stealing clothes from adults, talking like adults, pretending to be society, pretending to be profound, pretending to be vicissitudes of life, originally wanted to prove to the world that he was cool, but the world proved his naivety. This is exactly the case with this fledgling director’s debut.

Since the film's positioning is not a comedy, the drug-trafficking film is permeated with the temperament of Secondary Two and becomes the cola of the film. If this is a third-rate comic adaptation, some people probably believe it. This screenplay has been on the blacklist of Hollywood screenplays, which proves that how to shoot is more important than what to shoot.

The cast of the film can be regarded as an excellent configuration of idol dramas. In addition to the male and female heroes, some male second men like big cousins ​​and some female second men like silly face Na are also online, but obviously Xiaoqing Xiaoai is not the director’s ambition, in order to show The independent character of the independent film, the director tried to show a different kind of flower life, the young drug lord, the restless youth and so on sounded cool, but obviously the result was a failure.

The film is not that ugly, but it really just can't stand it. As a feature film, the film has no rhythmic ups and downs throughout. The film is not the usual 120-minute duration, but 107 minutes, which reflects the dryness of the plot from the side. In the limited 107 minutes, the director has the mind to describe how the heroine is sought after by people, and Hunter pursues the uselessness of the police daughter. In the end, it didn't explain where the male protagonist's obsession with drug trafficking came from, and even did not stop in the face of danger, which made the whole story an unnecessary tragedy. What also didn't explain why Hunter didn't like the male lead being with his sister, which caused the three people behind to seem to be in a forced conflict. The male protagonist who is committed to big things has no knowledge of cocaine, Hunter previously beat a big guy with his bare hands and sits waiting to die in the face of another big guy's murderous intentions. These details are a bit funny to the audience.

Before CMBYN, there were no bright spots in this film. After CMBYN, the male protagonist became the biggest bright spot. However, the audience with high expectations or those who have seen other works of the actors may be a little disappointed. Somehow the male protagonist's own magnetic field is extremely repulsive from the entire film, and he is very incompatible with the other actors in the play. He is a special existence in the play, as if he is acting in another play. Tiancha used to face girls like Lady bird, Marzia, and Dana. It was handy, but when faced with wild blond sexy stunners like McKayla, it was obviously powerless. The whole film performance gives people the feeling that the good boy is playing the prodigal son. This is not too hard, but there is nowhere to do it. Perhaps the actor himself did not think about how to act, and the inexperienced director did not give enough guidance. Occasionally Showing the warm smile of Elio gave the audience a feeling of watching a show. The few roars at Hunter when he ran away was considered to have finally seen a trace of breath that should have belonged to this character, but there was only one place in the whole film, and at this time it was only 10 minutes before the end of the film. This kind of aberration is a bit confusing. Even if it doesn’t compare with the performances of "Fame in World War I" in CMBYN, earlier versions of "Homeland Security" and "Miss Stevens" have to be performed better, and the quality of the online scumbag is better. His school reporting performances and short films such as "Spinner" are stronger than here. This should not be the normal level of an actor. A reliable explanation may be that he is really not suitable for this role.

The significance of this film for fans is to alleviate the pain of lovesickness since the end of the awards season. For non-fan audiences, if they don't want to take time consumption adventures, they can probably take a detour. Naturally, fans will not be affected by "trivial things". The male god just inadvertently went to the wrong set, and the non-fan audience obviously did not care about it. This is just a trial and error of young people. Such a work does not have any splashes on the other side of the ocean or in the United States, and there are very few people who even laugh at it. This was originally a thing of extreme contemplation, but it is a blessing here. The fineness of the film seems to be said. A failed work is not qualified. As far as the director is concerned, he can move forward with his head high, and not many audiences will remember this movie. For the male protagonist, the Oscar's son of tomorrow is in the limelight. With CMBYN, this movie is not worth mentioning in his professional resume. The pressure after his fame probably stems from the public's "high expectations" for him. This expectation is not "good performance" but Oscar-level acting skills. It is too early and unfair to evaluate his personal ability based on his current limited works. His youth is just right and the future can be expected. As a fan, all he can do is wait for good news.

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Hot Summer Nights quotes

  • Hunter: [to Daniel] You're a smart little fuck, you know that? But too smart for your own fuckin' good.

  • Daniel: I think you should start collecting the fireflies again.

    McKayla: You can't hold on to everything.

    Daniel: I think some things you can.

    McKayla: [pause] Then I hope you're good at being hurt.