Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Eddie Murphy - Raw (1987): The performance is fine – the content may or may not appeal.
Dumbo (2019): It works very well when the focus is on Dumbo and the special effects team. Understandably it is hard work for the human characters to compete with Dumbo and to come out from under his shadow.
Amy (1998): Rachel Griffiths and Ben Mendelsohn are very dependable actors and are well supported here by a dippy Susie Porter and a believable eight year in Alana De Roma as Amy. As well as the casting what was also spot on was the working class shooting locations.
Hillary: Ocean to Sky (2019): There is a lot of mucking about in boats. Not sure if the expedition had a useful purpose or whether we are viewing some holiday snaps of a beautiful country.
Lorenzo's Oil (1992): It is not intended to entertain but there are some performances to be admired.
Limits of Control, The (2009): An enigmatic character (except that we know he can't speak Spanish, and collects matchboxes) with little to say, meets a string of strangers. In hindsight, it is actually a simple story but it is made compellingly interesting.
Martian Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1979): It takes its time and the screenplay has some less interesting parts but the best bits are worth waiting for. There are some interesting set designs and use of colour plus there are some casting decisions that help.
A Good Marriage (Le Beau Marriage) (1982): Although the material is very light, at the risk of using a contradiction in terms, it is solidly done.
Stay Tuned (1992): Not a bad idea for a story and a pretty good cast for this kind of thing but I switched off more than once.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018): There was a lot of home footage which wasn't that interesting but the documentary hit its straps on the segments covering the murders of the Sri Lankan people.

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