b'14 NOVEMBER 18, 2022 The Great Eastern Mailmovie reviews www.waldowatches.comMovie Review byFORGOTTEN Michael Waldron FILM FULL CONFESS, FLETCH AVAILABLE TO RENT ON AMAZON,OF LAUGHSAPPLE TV AND YOUTUBET HERE\'S been an eternity since a comedy has captured the cinema going public. The last HAMM IS THE RIGHT MAN IN comedy to truly strike it big was The Hangover trilogy (Minions: Rise of Gru doesn\'tCOMEDY THAT NEEDS TO BE SEENcountsorry) and much time has passed since the likes of Jim Carrey, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson and Ben Stillername. everything mostly hits and thesappy heart-warming storykicked off launched Jonah Hill\'sunbelievable. The tone of the were big draws. Confess, FletchJohn Hamm is great in thistype of humour varies enoughelements plugged in therecareer. Mottola\'s later films overall film is great as well, it\'s isn\'t this but it\'s a sign that thewith the character playingto keep things interesting. awkwardly like we saw a lotKeeping Up With The Joneses,a really well executed film that genre isn\'t dead after all. perfectly to his natural styleThe story is quite solidin 90s and 2000s comedy. It\'sAdventureland, Paulneverwon\'t get enough attention.John Hamm is Fletch, anand charisma. His delivery iswhich I find lacking in a lota really well balanced moviequite hit those same notes butThis is the perfect film for investigative reporter whoon point and had me laughingof modern comedies. Notwhich reminds me of Bodieshe delivers a well-constructedwhen you don\'t want to think has just returned from Italyat several points. Roy Wood Jnrenough films have a strongBodies Bodies. This is a morefilm here. The pacing is spottoo much and need a laugh. to find a murder victim in theas lead detective plays a greatenough story to be a vehicleaccessible film than Bodieson with a run time of 100minsGreat casting and great writing apartment he rented. Angelastraight man and his partnerfor the laughs but this hasand should be a relative hitand the characters are mostlycoming together to deliver an (Lorenza Izzo) has hired FletchGriz (Ayden Mayeri) is funnymystery and crime elementsamong the general populace. well written. I like the wayeasy watch where everyone to investigate her Father\'sas well. Some of the jokes arethat keep you guessing toDirector and Writer Gregthe story flows, the twists andexecutes their roles well.disappearance but Fletch shiftspredictable, such as getting athe very end. There\'s alsoMottola struck gold in the pastturns progress the movie well his focus on clearing his ownforeign language wrong, butno overt, manufactured,with teen hit Superbad whichwithout being too complex orRATINGmuch creative licence is taken with the filmthe depiction of the slave trade and Dahomey\'s role in it is somewhat misrepresented. The Nanisca character is fictional and while this does not change the way the film is felt, it does leave you wondering whether the narrative decisions were correct or not. While this is a dramatisation and does provide a nice story, the film doesn\'t paint King Ghezo in a historically accurate light. Learning this after watching Movie Review bythe film takes the shine off it in Michael Waldron a similar way that Amsterdam did although this is not THE WOMAN KINGnearly as disappointing. The IN CINEMAS NOW lack of acknowledgment of T HE Woman King is anACTIONwhether this is based on a true story leaves you feeling the action film that aims toambiguity instead of outright continue the trend ofenjoying the film.female leads in strong roles.SATISFACTION The runtime on the film is It largely achieves its missiona bit too long, action movies but lulls in the film detractin general top out at 100 from what\'s an otherwiseminutes and this clocks in at solid film. 135 minutes, well and truly Viola Davis stars asoutstaying its welcome. From Nanisca, a General of theSTRONG PERFORMANCE AND Aa narrative perspective, there\'s female army for the Dahomeyjust not enough engaging tribe called the Agojie. She ismaterial to keep you on the SOLID FILM - BUT HAS ITS FAULTSaccompanied by Nawi (Thuso hook. The drama doesn\'t quite Mbedu) who is training tohit despite Davis\'s strong join the army. The Portugueseperformance which lets your have landed in Africa andmind wander a little.are operating a slave tradespears and muskets. Directorcrush it in a genre previouslythey existed, they fought wars,speaks, you listen. She showsThe Woman King that local tribes are willingGina Prince-Bythewood usesdominated by men. they won wars. the full range of emotions,ultimately delivers on its aim participantsdefeating theira variety of shots and anglesInterestingly, the Agojie didViola Davis puts in a strongeverything from rage toof showing Africaand black enemies and selling them to emphasize the power andexist in West Africa aroundperformance as Nanisca,devastation. A really greatwomen in particularin a the new King, Ghezo (Johnthe fury of a people defendingthis time and the Dahomeyshowing physical screenperformance and a smokeyrefreshing, powerful light not Boyega), breaks with thetheir lands and their identity.tribe was a thing which makespresence with emotion tofor Best Actress come Oscarsseen since Black Panther. The ruling tribe of the area whichShe was the director behindthis a sort of Biographicalmatch. Her stare matchestime. film does drag on a little too triggers a war. The Old Guard, an actionAction movie. The film doesn\'tthe fury of a thousand sunsThe film, unfortunately, isn\'tlong but is worth the watch for The action in this isfilm with Charlize Therondo itself justice because itand Davis is able to displayall positive. The Dahomeyaction fans.fantastic, old school hand toleading, and she proves againdoesn\'t emphasise that thisso much through looks andpeople existed, there is no hand combat with swords,that women can absoluteisn\'t some "woke" creation gestures alone. When shedoubt about that. However,RATING'