films seen
8
average score
2.88*
nationality
USA - 63 years old
status
Alive and kicking
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Movies


About Schmidt

2002 / 125m - USA
Comedy, Drama
4.0*/5.0*
About Schmidt poster

Downsizing

2017 / 135m - USA
Comedy, Drama
3.0*/5.0*
Downsizing poster

Starts off pretty well, with some fun and surprising observations regarding the basic premise of the film. The first half works well as a drama, a sci-fi and an adventure film. But the film starts to meander during the second half and it all becomes quite aimless and pointless. A real shame, because the potential to be something more was clearly there.

Nebraska

2013 / 115m - USA
Drama
3.0*/5.0*
Nebraska poster

The Descendants

2011 / 115m - USA
Comedy, Drama
3.0*/5.0*
The Descendants poster

Sideways

2004 / 127m - USA
Comedy, Drama
3.0*/5.0*
Sideways poster

The Holdovers

2023 / 133m - USA
Comedy, Drama
2.5*/5.0*
The Holdovers poster

A rather tepid Christmas film from Payne. I'm not his biggest fan, I like my comedies a bit sharper and a tad more overt, but his films rarely dip below a certain level. There were moments in The Holdovers where I felt Payne should've done better though, unless he truly aimed to make a cheesy Christmas flick.

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It's the holidays, and while most students of a prestigious school are going home to their families, a grumpy teacher (Paul) and a few ill-fated boys have to stay behind on the school premises. Nobody likes Paul, because Paul isn't interested in being a popular teacher. But during his stay, he grows closer to the kids left behind.

So yeah, guess how this film ends. The dialogues aren't too bad and there is some fun wordplay going on, but apart from that, it's all very dusty and predictable. The characters were rather boring, while the drama felt stiff and repetitive. Performances were okay, but nobody was excelling either. A very middling film, stretched way too thin.


Election

1999 / 103m - USA
Comedy, Drama
1.5*/5.0*
Election poster