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Thella Kaagitham
MOVIE...hmm7.2
Hmm... good. 🙂
A sincere youthful drama with something meaningful to say, even when its storytelling feels a generation behind the teenagers it portrays.
FROM THE REVIEW SHELF
3 reviews
6.3
The Paradise
MOVIE...hmm6.3
A fiercely worked-on film with striking atmosphere and commitment, but its emotional core gets buried under excess, brutality and a second half that loses direction.
Hmm... 🤔
6.8
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups
MOVIE...hmm6.8
The consensus sees excess. I see the same excess—but also a more interesting film buried underneath it.
Hmm... almost. 🤔
THE MOVIE-HMM STANDARD
An 8 should mean something.
We do not inflate scores for stars, fandoms or opening-weekend excitement. We do not underrate films to look clever. The review explains the score, and the score has to be earned.
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