Waterboys (2016)

Waterboys (2016)

Venfilm etc.

1 December 2016

Dramedy
DVD
B

This is one of those rare movies I enjoyed without actually liking any of the characters.  They're funny, poignant, and believable.  I'll admit this might've been a B- without the Scottish scenery and the music by the Waterboys, whose one-hit "The Whole of the Moon" is one of those songs I haven't thought of in decades but instantly remembered.  Robert Jan Westdijk wrote and directed.

The Vanishing AKA Spoorloos

The Vanishing AKA Spoorloos

Golden Egg Films

27 October 1988

Mystery, sort of

DVD
B-

Both tense and understated, with very little actual violence but a constant threat.  It's not quite a mystery, or a crime drama either, but more a gradual unwrapping of the story.  The ending didn't entirely work for me, although it does offer closure of a sort, so I can't go with a B or higher.  Director George Sluizer co-adapted Tim Krabbé's novel with Krabbé.

The Lobster

The Lobster

Element Pictures etc.

15 May 2015

Sci-Fi, Comedy

DVD
C-

I could see how this might be funny if it weren't so listless, but it almost felt like the listlessness was the point.  Yorgos Lanthimos directed and co-wrote.