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This masterpiece shows where TV series shine and where features fail. A Carré story in the format of a 1.5hour or even 3 hour movie would just have to take so many shortcuts that it will inevitably hurt the story. This well paced production captures all the mystery and action of the original material and perhaps even surpasses it.

Nonetheless the Golden Globe awards including Tom Hiddleston (Best Actor), Hugh Laurie (Supporting Actor) and Olivia Colman (Supporting Actress) are all well deserved as is the formidable pitch perfect performance of Tom Hollander. How magnificent Hugh Laurie is in a less expected role, and Hiddleston as the very suave man he just is, or plays. Go watch this.

I see quite a lot of positive reviews here from younger audiences. It seems dune struck a cord in all born after 2000. Which I guess is a good thing. Calling it the best movie of all time is something else. It means you first have to watch all films of all time to make such a bold assessment. And secondly Villeneuves rendering needs to be something special. It is not.

There has been other and better movies displaying the same story line, scenes and composition. Sorry to disappoint you Gen-Zers or below.

Even Frank Herbert confest himself to be inspired by Lawrence of Arabia. Now this film is one you need to see (no sand worms there unfortunately)

The story-arch and intrigues are also not new. Even cliche. The high-rise hero falling for the lowly dame and ultimately dump her? Nothing new (but Dune 5 will show something different) Apart from the well orchestrated mass fight and one on one fight scenes we have seen way to often this movie has very little to offer. There really is no suprise only quite a lot of wasted talent on Rampling and Walker (those are boomers btw) There is no surprise, no novelty in this movie. It is a boring arrangement of boring repeats. Even Hans went back to a repetition of what we have heard (before Interstallar, that was truy awesome)

If you want to see a movie in the desert go watch Lawrence of Arabia. If you want to see a messias go watch Matrix. If you want to see a good sci fi movie go see, ehm. 2001?

Again a must see masterpiece under the excellent and meticulous direction of cinematic master sir Woody Allen. The depth and breadth are understandable this is a movie that should be in any film bufs library. Much like Any Hall or Manhattan Mr Allen touches the realms of a whodunit in a backdrop of New York. Featuring a very well acting cast including young Tim Chalamet Errol in one of his more mature roles this movie hales back to mr. Allens best periods. Soundtrack is stellar with hints of Bruback, Alpert and Erroll Gardner. Forget the 'woke' oppressors of good quality film making an do yourself a favour.