Movie reviews of Eric Hillis

These are all the movies and series that Eric has reviewed. Read more at: The Movie Waffler.

Number of movie reviews: 2253 / 2253

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We've seen both The Innocents' story and its stereotypes before, but it's undeniably well made. Given its budget, the visual effects are so impressively realistic that they might easily be overlooked. Review

6.0

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2022-05-17

2022

The violence is so grim and mean-spirited (though dogged by the terrible CG) that by the end you may be rooting for the sinister government forces who seem correct here in viewing Charlie as a threat. Chances are you won't make it to the end however, as the movie is so dull you'll probably have nodded off to the dead zone by the hour mark. Review

2.0

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2022-05-14

2022

Close to 40 years may have passed since the original, but Top Gun: Maverick is content to be a sequel in the traditional sense, picking up the story rather than rehashing it for a new generation. Review

9.0

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2022-05-12

2022

It's testament to Yeoh's talent that despite her glamorous reputation, she becomes a relatable avatar for everyone's mum. Every now and then the Daniels will pause the onslaught of quirkiness to put Yeoh centre stage, and she delivers a remarkably moving performance that will have everyone in the audience wondering if their own mother is living the life she really wants. Review

5.0

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2022-05-11

2022

The Sadness's biggest problem is that it doesn't give us anyone to care about. Neither Kay nor Jim are anything other than cardboard cut-out protagonists. Review

6.0

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2022-05-09

2022

The actors do their best, God love them. Review

3.0

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2022-05-07

2022

What keeps Wild Men afloat are the various comic vignettes involving our heroes and their pursuers. Most of the laughs come courtesy of Bjorn Sundquist as the local aging Sheriff, who pours disdain on the various lifestyles he encounters and fails to comprehend. Review

6.0

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2022-05-05

2022

With its pedestrian pacing and an over-reliance on characters explaining the plot, The Twin never quite manages to make anything exciting from its various borrowed ingredients. Despite a fantastic setting, Mustonen rarely builds much in the way of atmosphere. Review

5.0

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2022-05-03

2022

Solalinna is a revelation in the dual role of the sad-eyed Tinja and her monstrous doppelganger. Bergholm and writer Ilja Rautsi ensure that their young protagonist is relatably childlike. Review

7.0

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2022-04-26

2022

That movie climaxes with an action set-piece, but the laughs continue right through the action and it never outstays its welcome. The same sadly can't be said for The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Review

5.0

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2022-04-22

2022

If it never lives up to its premise, it does at least provide the occasional well-executed, economical set-piece, and its unconventional heroine offers something different. Review

6.0

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2022-04-19

2022

If Choose or Die's plot is simply a line to hang its set-pieces on, at least those sequences are imaginative. Meakins cleverly manages to expand his film's world while working to a tight budget by having some sequences play out in the form of 8-bit video game imagery. Review

6.0

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2022-04-16

2022

Along with a host of talking heads from the movie and music worlds of both Europe and the US, Tornatore adds some cinematic flourishes, skillfully editing footage of Morricone conducting an invisible orchestra in his apartment with clips of his many live performances in prestigious global venues. Review

7.0

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2022-04-14

2022

Amleth's story may be a tale as old as time, but while the story beats are familiar, the level of filmmaking on display here is an all too rare treat. Review

8.0

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2022-04-12

2022

As a depiction of one of the war's most intriguing operations, Madden's film lacks the oomph factor that a Christopher Nolan might have brought, but it succeeds as a story of a group of smart people getting together to outwit an imposing enemy, with a formidable cast bringing these unsung heroes to life, or indeed death. Review

7.0

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2022-04-09

2022

Vanderbeque's performance is supernaturally good, a testament to Wandel's skill as a director. Review

9.0

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2022-04-09

2022

Present in almost every frame of the movie, Vartolomei is tasked with carrying the film and delivers what should be a star-making turn in French cinema, if not beyond. Review

7.0

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2022-04-08

2022

Arnold's direction and Russell Metty's cinematography add a touch of class usually absent from such fare, with the pair making great use of negative space to create suspense sequences as shadows creep up on unsuspecting victims. Review

8.0

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2022-04-07

2022

Courtesy of Clifford Stine, a veteran of King Kong, it's the special effects that steal the show as clever use of the matte process brings the monoliths to life. Review

7.0

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2022-04-07

2022

Waggner and cinematographer Elwood Bredell give us some nicely staged deep focus scenes that remind us this is a classier production than its poverty row rivals of the era. Chaney's glowing Ready Brek Man effect is cheap but effective. Review

7.0

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2022-04-07

2022

I can't pretend its final act didn't leave me frustrated, but Ibarra sends us out with a closing shot that is a work of genius in microcosm, one which efficiently sums up the themes of the film we've just watched with a ridiculously clever piece of staging and an inspired needle drop. Review

7.0

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2022-04-06

2022

While Moore's film suffers from stilted storytelling, it's saved by some thrilling performances. Review

6.0

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2022-04-05

2022

As we've come to expect from recent Mexican cinema, Prayers for the Stolen is beautiful to gaze upon, with Huezo and cinematographer Dariela Ludlow creating dreamlike sequences that wouldn't be out of place in the work of their compatriot Carlos Reygadas. Review

7.0

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2022-04-02

2022

Both the Venom movies felt like nobody bothered advancing beyond a first draft, and that's the same feeling we get here. Everything about Morbius is half-assed, from the thinly sketched characters to CG sequences that resemble Playstation 2 era cut-scenes. Review

3.0

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2022-04-01

2022

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