Sunday Night Movies

Entrapment

An insurance company employee tries to trap the world's greatest art thief by proposing that they pull off a spectacular heist together. But in this game of cat and mouse, who is really trapping whom? Released in 1999. Is it worth watching?

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• Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones are both incredibly charismatic.
• A very enjoyable and easy watch.
• Cleverly incorporates the Millennium Bug (Y2K), which was a major concern at the time, into the story.
• A fairly intelligent screenplay that avoids many of the clichés common in similar films.
• A well-structured adventure with a solid pace.
• High-quality production with great locations.
• A good balance of humor and suspense.

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• From a directing standpoint, considering its premise, it could have been more visually impressive 🤷‍♂️.
• The paradox is that while the leads had great chemistry in some scenes, in others it just didn't work for me ☹️.
• I wasn't particularly impressed by the ending (purely a personal opinion).
• Ving Rhames is an actor I generally like, but here he feels like more of the same.

Black Rain

An American police officer travels to Osaka in search of a murderer and becomes caught up in a gang war involving the Japanese mafia. This 1989 action thriller stars Michael Douglas. Is it worth watching?

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• Directed by Ridley Scott, back when he was at his most inventive and creative.
• Visually impressive and entertaining.
• Dark atmosphere with plenty of classic 1980s vibes 😅.
• The nighttime Tokyo of that era looks absolutely stunning.
• Hans Zimmer does a great job with the soundtrack.

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• It doesn't fully explore the social and political commentary it could have offered on the relationship between the United States and Japan at the time.
• I wouldn't consider this one of Michael Douglas's stronger performances. 🤷‍♂️
• The screenplay feels somewhat unremarkable.
• Packed with clichés.
• It lacks a truly memorable element that would make it stand out as a film.