The Year I Lost My Mind AKA Jahr des Tigers

The Year I Lost My Mind AKA Jahr des Tigers

Feel Bad Movies etc.

27 October 2017

Crime Drama?

DVD
D

At first I thought it was atmospheric and a bit creepy, but then it turned out to actually be creepy.  Tor Iben wrote and directed.

Wrath of Man

Wrath of Man

MGM etc.

May 7, 2021

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Somehow both boring and offensive.  Guy Ritchie directed and co-wrote, after Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and his version of Sherlock Holmes.

White Heat

White Heat

Warner Bros.

September 3, 1949

Crime Drama

DVD
C-

Not my thing but I can see it's stylishly made.  Raoul Walsh directed, and this is his sixth movie I've rejected.

White Boy Rick

White Boy Rick

Columbia etc.

September 14, 2018

Historical Drama, Crime Drama

DVD

D+

I kind of liked the period details.  Yann Demange directed.

Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing

Columbia etc.

July 15, 2022

Historical Drama, Crime Drama

DVD

D+

At least it had scenery and a cat.  This is based on the novel by Delia Owens, and directed by Olivia Newman.

The Wedding Guest

The Wedding Guest

Ingenious Media

March 8, 2019

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Better than some of its ilk because of the mundane details, like shopping.  Michael Winterbottom directed and wrote, about a year before The Trip to Greece.

Watch the Sunset

Watch the Sunset

BarrLipp Productions

30 August 2017

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Definitely not my kind of movie, but I guess the one-take gimmick is worth something.  Tristan Barr and Michael Gosden co-directed, and co-wrote with Chelsea Renee Zeller, while all three appear in the movie.

The Visit (2000)

The Visit (2000)

Sony Pictures Releasing etc.

December 15, 2000

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Not interested.  Jordan Walker-Pearlman directed and co-wrote.

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

PolyGram etc.

August 16, 1995

Crime Drama

DVD
C-

Not my genre, but I did like that the timing was sharp.  Bryan Singer directed, over twenty years before Bohemian Rhapsody.

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

Thousand Words etc.

January 18, 2003

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

At least the music isn't bad.  Matthew Ryan Hoge wrote and directed.

Unhinged

Unhinged

Ingenious Media

August 21, 2020

Crime Drama?

DVD

C-

I actually watched more than my standard quarter hour, because my DVD malfunctioned and landed me maybe 20 minutes into the movie, and then I was able to go back and try to piece together how the two threads connected.  So that was something, but not enough to stick with this film.  Derrick Borte directed.

Twisted

Twisted

Kopelson Entertainment

February 27, 2004

Crime Drama

DVD

D-

Lives up to the title.  Philip Kaufman directed, long after The Right Stuff and four years after Quills.

21 Bridges

21 Bridges
MWM Studios

Nov. 22, 2019

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Typical.  Brian Kirk directed.

True to the Game

True to the Game

Imani etc.

September 8, 2017

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Bumped up a notch or two for the female characters.  This is based on the novel by Teri Woods and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II.

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Rysher/ Paramount

April 3, 1996

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Richard Gere, crime, yawn.  This is based on William Diehl's novel and directed by Gregory Hoblit, four years before Frequency.

Trance (2013)

Trance (2013)

Pathé etc.

27 March 2013

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Not my kind of movie, but stylishly done.  Danny Boyle directed, after The Beach and Slumdog Millionaire.

Traitor

Traitor

Overture Films etc.

August 27, 2008

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Surprisingly, the title character is by far the most sympathetic.  Jeffrey Nachmanoff directed and co-wrote, a decade before Replicas, which I also gave a D.

Training Day

Training Day

Village Roadshow Pictures

October 5, 2001

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Although the first quarter hour wasn't as violent as it could've been, Denzel's character was obnoxious.  Antoine Fuqua directed, between The Replacement Killers and Shooter.

Traffic

Traffic

Bedford Falls Productions

December 6, 2000

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

By now, the grade shouldn't surprise you.  Steven Soderbergh directed, and this is the sixth of his movies I've rejected in this project.

The Town (2010)

The Town (2010)

Legendary Pictures

September 17, 2010

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Bumped up a notch or two for offering the hostage's viewpoint.  Ben Affleck directed, co-wrote, and stars.