Filmrecensies van The Massie Twins

An uncommonly dark Disney release, yet it’s also full of comedy and adventure. Plus, there’s a love story in here, though it’s regularly pushed aside for humor and music. Recensie

The dance choreography is exceptional, with Astaire and Rogers reinforcing their collaborative effectiveness, but the combination of singing and dancing talent, comedy, and romance isn’t nearly as refined as in Top Hat a year later. Recensie

A madcap, slapstick type of comic conclusion, with no real hope of marital longevity. Nevertheless, it’s terribly romantic. Recensie

The movie is full of humor and heart, most effectively provided by Steinfeld, who manages to be both genuine and relatable, despite acting predominantly in front of fully CG personas. Recensie

May not be the most striking of sci-fi dramas (it definitely carries on for too long), but it’s a pleasant, life-affirming, touching bit of entertainment. Recensie

A masterpiece of deception and manipulation. Recensie

Its descent into chaotic madness is exquisite, although it’s overlong in the process, going into a considerable amount of detail for its depiction of escalating insanity. Yet the closing revelations are breathtaking and unforgettable. Recensie

The real stars of the film are mind games and manipulation, sharply brought to life by the restrained verbal feuding between Bogart and Robinson. Recensie

The refusal to play by traditional rules is thoroughly refreshing. Recensie

The love story isn’t as affecting and the drama isn’t as significant as many of its peers, but To Have and Have Not still boasts an exciting climax and a satisfying conclusion. Recensie

Instead, it feels confused, unfocused, and unsatisfying – perhaps a result of studio meddling and the director’s waning visionariness. Recensie

The Master of Suspense may prefer to manipulate his viewers, but he’s not so ruthless as to deprive them of a supremely satisfying finale. Recensie

His brand of monster is nuanced, unique, and highly cinematic. Recensie

May be low budget and devoid of stars, but the music by Edward Bilous is rather rousing, if a touch overdramatic. Recensie

It’s a fascinating study of crime and consequences, of love and fatalism, even if the parting shots are contrived and rushed – but also perversely poetic and redemptive. Recensie

By the end of this bloated, small-town crime saga, a few moderate (and guessable) surprises turn up, but they’re not shocking or severe enough to warrant such a long, meandering theatrical adaptation. Recensie

It may betray its genre intentions, but it’s nevertheless well-acted and routinely entertaining. Recensie

The central romance becomes a slight perversion on the love stories in Gone with the Wind and Wuthering Heights and Jezebel, yet with a hint of redemption that isn’t the least bit believable – and a climax that nods to Casablanca but lacks the sensibility and sentimentality. Recensie

Nicely complementing the violence is a pervasive tongue-in-cheek vibe. Recensie

Amid the haunted-house jump scares and the graphic violence, decent bits of humor work their way into the picture. Recensie

Surely one of the cleverest of the musical comedies of the ’30s, as well as, arguably, Astaire and Rogers’ greatest collaboration. Recensie

As a ripped-from-the-headlines police procedural, Frenzy is above average. But it’s somewhat lacking for Hitchcock, despite its fascinating deviations from his usual projects... Recensie

It’s original, confounding, and profound, though it culminates in an ending capable of exasperating half of its viewers, while giving the other half a glimmer of hope. Recensie

Actually could have been a touch longer, to detail a bit more of the characters’ predicaments, yet its fast pace, coupled with its use of history as an intermittent backdrop to love, is strangely, hauntingly unique. Recensie