07-14-2020, 12:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-14-2020, 12:22 AM by Drunk Monk.)
I went back for this because Veronica Ngo plays on it the inferi. It’s a bit role, a heavy without lines, and the action choreo is mediocre at best so it’s a waste of her talents.
The start of this felt very blm. We’ve seen the faerie world/minority metaphor in Carnival Row although this was more of an echo of Alien Nation. At first, the abuse of the Orcs at the hands of the cops felt prophetic and there’s even a line ‘fairy lives matter’ but that idea is abandoned with the wand and the Dark Lord (srsly? Another Dark Lord?) I wanted the world to be more fully actualized - there’s mention of dwarves, and scenes with centaurs and dragons. Are there mermaids? I like mermaids.
Will is Will like always. It’s a buddy flick and I concur about the excessive banter because it’s just not good repartee, the essential ingredient of any buddy flick. Naomi steals the show as the evil elf villainess. Still luv her from the Millennium Trilogy, so much so she can be forgiven for Prometheus. Needed a lot more Veronica to be satisfactory. It’s all about Veronica for me now.
There’s sword brandishing but no sword fight. WTH? Not particularly DOOM recommended. I stand with the previous reviews in deeming this kinda meh, although I might watch the contractually obligated sequel.
The start of this felt very blm. We’ve seen the faerie world/minority metaphor in Carnival Row although this was more of an echo of Alien Nation. At first, the abuse of the Orcs at the hands of the cops felt prophetic and there’s even a line ‘fairy lives matter’ but that idea is abandoned with the wand and the Dark Lord (srsly? Another Dark Lord?) I wanted the world to be more fully actualized - there’s mention of dwarves, and scenes with centaurs and dragons. Are there mermaids? I like mermaids.
Will is Will like always. It’s a buddy flick and I concur about the excessive banter because it’s just not good repartee, the essential ingredient of any buddy flick. Naomi steals the show as the evil elf villainess. Still luv her from the Millennium Trilogy, so much so she can be forgiven for Prometheus. Needed a lot more Veronica to be satisfactory. It’s all about Veronica for me now.
There’s sword brandishing but no sword fight. WTH? Not particularly DOOM recommended. I stand with the previous reviews in deeming this kinda meh, although I might watch the contractually obligated sequel.
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