Bright (2017)
Genre: Scifi / Fantasy
Duration: 117 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: David Ayer
Stars: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton and Noomi Rapace
IMDb score:
6,3 (209.557)
Releasedate: 22 December 2017
Bright plot
In an alternate version of our contemporary existence, humans, orcs, elves and fairies live together. The routine work night of two agents of different origins, the human Ward (Will Smith) and orc Jakoby (Joel Edgerton), takes a different turn when they must work together to protect a young female elf and a precious relic. When this falls into the wrong hands, the future of every living thing will be uncertain and so Ward and Jakoby must defeat their personal differences as well as many enemies to save the world from destruction.
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Actors and actresses
Daryl Ward
Nick Jakoby
Tikka
Leilah
Kandomere
Pollard
Tien
Serafin
Montehugh
Sherri Ward
Reviews & comments
arno74
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- 8700 messages
- 3342 votes
I couldn't do anything with this. I was in the mood for an action movie and the poster looked nice, but after a few minutes I noticed that this wasn't going to be the best movie. The downright bad dialogues seem badly improvised, the very meager acting goes down even more. I liked Will Smith as an actor of popcorn movies, but what he shows here is really not good. I wonder if his career is still going to be okay. What follows is a succession of action scenes, lots of fire (literally), even more improvised pitiful dialogue, including lots of screaming, and the occasional (failed) humor. Although it quickly becomes apparent that this has the level of a B-movie, there initially seemed to be some story in it, but that too has to give way to explosions. Difficult to sit out, 1*.
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Collins
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- 7407 messages
- 4394 votes
Let me just say it straight away. The movie is set in an alternate version of our world and that fact screwed it up to me. Beautiful sets, beautiful effects, beautiful light shows. All wonderful things, but the alternative version of the world remained an unbelievable fact. That fact remained a disturbing factor. It just wouldn't integrate into the story. It never became part of it. It always felt like a reality in a fantasy. Not good for the experience.
Great story. Thorough fantasy with the right mysterious ingredients. Magic, strange creatures, a nice old-fashioned quest. But again and again that confrontation with that alternative version of our world that ruins it. The story fits better on another planet or in a less recognizable dimension. It's obvious, I think. The recognizability prevented me from empathizing and immersing myself in this otherwise fine fantasy film. Okay, enough about this now. On with the rest.
Great action. Great graphics. Great characters. Nice wink to the buddy movies. The humor also leaves a lot to be desired. No flashy dialogues and sharp one-liners. No, the humor is too thin. Also a big minus for this.
Nice role from Smith. Not surprising, because a recognizable character. He always does well. His opponent Edgerton plays a fun freak. The chemistry between the two is missing. The interactions feel stiff and uncomfortable.
Only afterwards did I see the name Rapace come along. Not recognized while watching. Slight shame about that. Nevertheless, she plays one of the most successful characters. Very evil and very sexy.
I wholeheartedly granted her a more fanciful and more appropriate dimension.
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Sergio Leone
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- 4452 messages
- 3134 votes
Bad.
I have no idea what exactly they were trying to achieve: Bright is a cacophony of everything and anything. Daring for some, especially chaotic for me. A jumble of ideas and influences. What at first seems to be a somewhat grittier/cynical film about racial classification (in a fantasy setting), soon degenerates into a Mummy-esque quest for a magic wand.
The script is a mess. I couldn't spot a line in the story while watching. Also, Will Smith doesn't give a damn. With an unrecognizable Joel Edgerton , Noomi Rapace and Edgar Ramirez there are a number of other well-known names, albeit for bacon and beans.
1,5
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