Stanislaus

After Elvis, it's the turn of Priscilla! The film about and according to the wife of the King of Rock 'n' Roll had a solid premise and it's quite a shame that the final product keeps itself pretty much at bay. We follow Elvis and Priscilla's relationship from its somewhat haphazard beginning, through its turbulent "powderkeg" course, to its bittersweet conclusion, yet overall the action on screen left me feeling quite calm. Cailee Spaeny had no problem portraying Priscilla across nearly fifteen years due to her youthful appearance; Jacob Elordi didn't quite fit the role of Elvis for me, but I must admit he had a great accent. To be honest, I didn't get any emotion until the end of the film - and that was really only because of Dolly.

Imaginary friends will be most appreciated by those who had an IF in their childhood, only to forget it later under the wave of adult responsibilities. It can also appeal to child audiences who will like the peculiar characters of the IFs and the whole colourful world. A world that seemed a little underdeveloped in places. Cal's background wasn't surprising in the end, and for a viewer who has already seen more than one film, it will be clear from quite early on. There are a number of films about coping with the loss of loved ones through various fantasy planes or realities, and IF takes a fairly low-key approach to the subject, but within that theme, the films that appealed to me more were those that went into more dramatic depth, like A Monster Calls or Bridge to Terabithia.

The first Shazam! was a pretty nice and unpretentious flick, but Fury of the Gods, unfortunately, flirts with moments of awkwardness for a noticeable part of its running time, offering a predictable and overly instructive story about the importance of family (and no, it's not another Fast and Furious). It also has reprehensibly overlong running time and, at times, rather poor CGI. Fury of the Gods wants to be fun and brisk, but it fails badly. In this case, I'm not so sorry that I didn't catch the film in the cinema and watched it in the end thanks to Netflix.