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And We Go Green (2019)
more about the people than the cars
This was a decent documentary about Formula E racing. It follows some of the drivers as they progress through the racing season with most of the focus on their personalities/relationships and history of racing. I would have been happier with more info on the technology and details of the differences with the change to electric. These are some of the most advanced electric vehicles and it would have been interesting to know more about them (maybe they were limited by not wanting to reveal details to competitors). Still, it's worth a watch even if you're not a racing fan (which I am not).
Valley Girl (2020)
watch the original - this is a let-down
I'm not a fan of musicals to begin with but this was just torture to sit through. I was a teenager when the original came out so I could relate and it was decent for the time. This remake suffers in every area. The worse-than-karaoke singing of the original pop/rock hits was awful. You don't feel much of a connection between the main characters (unlike the original). Logan Paul looks like a 30 year old high school dropout (with that receding hairline he could pass for Woody Harrelson's son). It lacks all the "Valley Girl speak" since it just copied a few quotes and the actors/actresses didn't have to skill to pull it off convincingly. This is lacking in the humor department as well. Do yourself a favor and watch the original for some decent Nicolas Cage (he was, really) and adorable Deborah Foreman.
Twisted Pair (2018)
one Breen is more than enough
Two is too much. Granted, I'm new to the Breen-iverse and not exactly a fan of the horrible film genre (though I have The Room and Birdemic under my belt for reference). Just as I feel about Wiseau, I truly believe Breen thinks his films are decent. He seems to have an ego and has convinced himself that he is handsome, smart, athletic, and desired by women. Not sure what everyone else saw, but I watched 90min of a frail elderly man hobble around barely able to walk straight (yet he thinks he's a superhero off to save the world). The acting by nearly every person in this was almost unbearable to watch. You'd think after all these years Mr. Breen would have at least marginal acting chops, but no. The repeated use of the same scenes multiple times (Police car lights, etc) was really cheesy. I even held on to the bitter end and watched the credits roll... and was justly rewarded with the word "Detective" misspelled. Could this film be worse? I doubt it.