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Saturday, August 21, 2010

[Rating - JMovie] Almalfi

Story:
Interest: 1
(2 = I'm so glad I watched it!;
1 = There's nothing to lose if I didn't watch it, interesting enough to make me want to finish it;
0 = What a waste of time)
Coherence: 0
(2 = Perfectly crafted story, no missing links, well-thought out, whoever wrote this is a genius;
1.5 = The story seems to have no flaws but it isn't a very challenging story to write;
1 = The story has some flaws in it so the flow isn't really that good, something feels off;
0 = Some scenes strayed too far away from the plot, not properly concluded)
Reality: 1.5
(2 = True-to-life story or the story felt so real that it made me believe that it's true, got so absorbed in the movie making me feel as if I was in it;
1.5 = Looks so real but the story is so common;
1 = It could have convinced me but some things felt a little weird;
0 = The movie didn't convince me that it could happen in real life)
Inspiration: 0
(2 = It stirred something inside me, made me feel better;
1 = It's a good story but didn't do anything for me;
0 = No lessons to pick up for me)

Movie:
Execution: 1.5
(2 = The director did a magnificent job, the movie was so clean and it felt so real;
1.5 = Above average but not totally impressive;
1 = It was okay but it didn't blow me away;
0 = Did the director have such a low standard?)
Effect: 1
(2 = Brought out all the right emotions from me (cry, laugh, get angry, cringe... etc), left me in awe;
1 = Almost cried, almost laughed, almost got angry.
0 = It didn't affect me at all.)
Acting: 1
(2 = The actors were completely lost in their characters, they gave me goosebumps;
1 = The actors were good but the roles weren't really challenging;
0 = The actors need to attend more acting workshops)
Casting: 1
(2 = It was a cast made in heaven, the acting and the faces were perfect for the roles;
1 = The actors didn't make much impression;
0 = They should have given the role to better actors)
Compactness: 1
(2 = Didn't blink even once afraid to miss a thing;
1 = Skipped some parts but didn't blink on some;
0 = Skipped more than watched)
Cinematography: 1
(2 = Blew me away, creatively done;
1 = Just okay, nothing special;
0 = Did they even have budget for this movie?)
Scoring: 1.5
(2 = Helped in bringing out the viewer's emotions and I loved the soundtrack;
1.5 = The scoring matched the scenes or there's at least one song that I loved;
1 = At least the movie had a soundtrack;
0 = I don't remember if it had one)

Recommend? 0
(2 = You'll miss half of your life if you don't watch this;
1 = If you like the genre, watch it;
0 = You won't miss anything if you don't watch this)
- I think this movie was too ambitious. I was not satisfied after watching it. There were a lot scenes that felt out of place. The story was far from brilliant and the execution was average. There's nothing to lose if you don't watch this.

Total Rating: 2.4/5

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