Welcome everyone. This blog mainly exists as a way of tracking all the movies I've been watching and some of the initial thoughts and general feelings I've had about them.
Rating System
5/5 - Fantastic movies; movies which need to be seen and enjoyed by everyone.
4/5 - Movies which are very good but don’t have that spark which compels you to make others watch them as well.
3/5 - Average movies; watchable and enjoyable, but nothing which elevates them higher. The baseline all movies are given before watching.
2/5 - Can be watched but really bland and forgettable.
1/5 - Minimal to no reason to watch these films. It may have some redeeming factors e.g. it’s so bad it’s good or there’s one character that’s awesome enough to make it not a total waste of time.
0/5- Total waste of time. Nothing redeemable about these films.
As with every review blog/site, this is all my own personal opinion so feel free to take everything with a grain of salt.
Also I'm Scottish so all reviews will be in UK English. Get used to theatre, colour and words ending in -ised.
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#361/#78 The Conspirator
Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln all of the living conspirators in his murder are rounded up and put on trial. Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), the only female conspirator, is defended by returning Union war hero and lawyer Fredrick Aiken (James McAvoy) who initially believes her as guilt as everyone else. Over time however, he begins to see just how twisted and corrupt the legal proceedings have become and attempts to defend her when the issue of her guilt becomes somewhat murky.
Much like the Crucible was in equal parts about McCarthyism as it was the Salem witch trials, so too does this film address the after effects of the 9/11 attacks as much as it does those of the Lincoln assassination. Whether you agree with the comparisons or not is up to you but I thought it did a good job of showing there will always be a blinkered, rage-induced, knee jerk reaction to every tragedy that requires a target (even if it’s not the right one) and there will always be those trying to fight for an ideal/trying to hold humanity to a higher level of accountability.
McAvoy and Wright were both fairly earnest in their parts and backed up by a solid cast of supporting roles, but no one in particular really requires specific praise. If unfamiliar with the history, as I was, it was an entertaining way of learning about it though.
A bit slow and a bit dry overall but an interesting watch all the same. 3/5
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