Sean’s movie thoughts

I did finish Thunder Force. It is bad. I did not find many of the jokes funny and I thought some of the pop culture references seemed stale or out of date. (Maybe if I liked the film more I would not mention this.)The prologue was okay, if a little long, but a major plot point established in the prologue makes no sense.  This is Ben Falcone’s fifth film as a director. He also wrote it. I have heard he is a talented actor, maybe he should stick to that. It is kind of telling that he is not directing any project that his wife is not headlining. I thought some scenes or jokes ran long.  This is not as bad as Vacation 2015. That is not saying much though. Ocativa Spencer did not save this movie.  See this  https://slate.com/culture/2021/04/thunder-force-netflix-melissa-mccarthy-ben-falcone-movies.htm  article if you want another opinion.

  https://www.slashfilm.com/superintelligence-review/ I have not seen the movie. I am not sure if I will but the headline of this review says “Maybe Melissa McCarthy should stop letting Ben Falcone direct her movies”, which I kind of said in a previous article.  Another critic said in his review that the movies that Falcone directs are the least interesting movies she makes.  I don’t know either Melissa McCarthy or Ben Falcone. I am am amateur film commentator, I don’t go to ndustry events or press screenings. This is not personal. It is not like Ben Falcone called me a failed screenwriter after a critical review and I resent him, and now I cannot be fair towards his work. That would be more interesting to be honest. I guess I am unsure why Melissa McCarthy seems okay with not making the most of her stardom. Is whatever level of trust or comfort in working with Falcone while making these movies really worth the results? She must think it is. I hear Falcone is a good actor...