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The Killing Kind (2023)
The manipulative charm of John Webster
Let's start by saying that I had already read Jane Casey's book and devoured it in two days.
Hence the high expectations for the TV series of the same name, The Killing Kind, starring two talents of the calibre of Emma Appletone and Colin Morgan.
The series diverges from the book on a few points and has a completely different ending, an ending that at first left me a little bewildered but then, reasoning with a cool head, I realised that it is absolutely consistent with the manipulative charm of John Webster (Colin Morgan)
I finished the six episodes all in one go and often found myself gasping for breath, almost moments of apnoea so much was the tension.
The two protagonists brought to the screen a set of feelings that make you not want to take your eyes off the screen even for a moment.
The anxiety and insecurities conveyed by Ingrid (Emma) envelop you and you feel her fear
The charismatic charm of John ( Colin ) attracts you like a bee to honey, you can't help but love, you can't help but desire, you can't help but trust him
And that says a lot about Mr Morgan's acting qualities
But can John Webster be trusted?
His charisma says: yes I love you, you can trust me
Who knows if he'll be the right choice?
Mammals (2022)
A real look at our lives
Mammals is for brilliant minds It is for those who see beyond the everyday banalities Mammals is everything and the opposite of everything But it is not banal No matter how banal the haters are The cast is Mammals A small diamond: James Corden, Melia Kreiling ( I love Amandine) Sally Hawkins and Colin Morgan form a team that catapults you into their lives.
I was not swayed by opinions about Corden and I did well because I found him perfect.
Colin Morgan, what can I say, I had no doubt about him: for me he is the epitome of acting.
He manages to express every single facet of his characters I look forward to his new work.
In conclusion: Mammals are us
It could be the life of any one of us, and the skill of the cast fully engages you.
Belfast (2021)
I would have liked to give 10 stars
I'll be brief, I liked it, I didn't analyse it technically, I don't care, I'm only interested in emotions, and Belfast gave them to me.
Obviously there's the family There's Buddy with a kissable Jude Hill There's Caitriona, intense.
Judie and Ciaran, pure poetry Dornan does his job (mea culpa, he can't convey any emotion, but he was good). But above all, despite the fact that his Billy is not exactly lovable (that's an understatement), Colin Morgan.
A completely different role to his previous performances.
With each of his scenes the whole room held its breath.
We also felt threatened.
It is a pity that not much is said about him, often his presence is not even mentioned, even though he plays a fundamental role in the plot.
The Troubles are treated marginally, after all they are a child's memories, but with a little more space perhaps the film would have benefited.
I would have liked to go for a 10 but that bothered me.