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i completely agreeWords of wisdom my man, words of wisdom.
Too often are films getting poor reviews because they don't fall into the 'heart wrenching, slow burning sophisticated drama' subset. Some films, their entire purpose is just some fun. They don't try to be anything else, it's unfair to judge them by metrics they're not for.
For example, you can't judge a Family Movie (something like a pixar or dreamworks animation) and a Horror Movie on the same metrics, they have completely different demos and ultimately different goals.
So why pretentious prudish critics sometimes throw films under the bus for not being The Godfather or Citizen Kane is beyond me. They are capable of judging films differently, they often fawn over Marvels films. But they're far too choosey with what they will or will not give a pass to.
especially for like 'fun' movies, say like the brendan fraser Mummy or shit even Scorpion King. Objectively those are entertaining movies that a whole family could watch, and shouldn't be expected to be like other period epics like say Braveheart or even like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
But then you get other movies that kinda fall into that genre, perhaps more violent but deemed as just dumb action movies that I don't think get the props they deserve either. Shoot em Up is the premiere example that kinds to mind, i love that movie. The style, acting from Giamatti and Owens, Belluci just being sexy all set it apart from other ridiculous over the top movies like the Transporter series or F and F series IMO