Bright

Um híbrido de género peculiar e divertido que, surpreendentemente, consegue manter um mínimo de dignidade. As questões sociais das minorias, sociedade de classe e racismo tratadas na primeira metade são subtilmente apresentadas, e o personagem Orc de Edgerton é o melhor do filme. Acrescente-se a isso os demónios na segunda metade, a varinha mágica que todos procuram, e a ameaça de o mundo ser escravizado por um super senhor escuro que potencialmente se aproxima. Kung-fu, tortura e tiroteios, claro. Ficção-científica futurista, drama social e fantasia louca, misturada com comédia de buddy da polícia. Não que seja uma vergonha Ayre tê-lo mantido apenas ligeiramente acima da média. Parece mais um milagre. (15/05/2019)

Stupid is as stupid does, flat characters, mythology inadvertently ridiculous and not laying the foundations for an interesting and functioning world, not even remotely. A fussy mish-mash Boo over which even Czech fairy tale characters would turn up their nose. But at the same time, it soon picks up a frantic pace, one action after another, and it's a solid, straightforward, explosive, silly good second-rate movie. (23/12/2017)

David Ayer sometimes makes me happy sometimes not, here it's about halfway through. This mix of fantasy in our world is certainly interesting, but not exploited enough. Story-wise it's very flat, Ayer doesn't know how to work with suspense much, at least he has Will Smith and an unrecognizable Joel Edgerton. The action is very decent, the elven trio perform some nice acrobatic stunts and it's pretty brutal too, but I couldn't enjoy the film to the full, there was something here that distracted me and I can't figure out which one it was. Anyway, decent work for Netflix. 65%. (27/12/2017)

Everything is fine about the idea. Urban fantasy, social metaphor, Nigga/Orc buddy chemistry ... even Ayer's directing decision to put it in a realistic tone a la Patrola is good. However, the execution is this case is not very good. After a promising quarter of an hour, it turns into an absurd show of clichés and dysfunctional props without any rhythm or satisfactory tension, which Will saves with his one-liners. The action is cumbersome and makes you yawn. The story is reminiscent of the worst from Underworld. Edgar Ramirez is probably the most absurd face since Travolta and Whitaker had whiskers in Battlefield Earth. There is little mythology to be seen, and what ended up in the film, feels retarded. I don't want to call it a blockbuster because of a few parlor tricks and the A cast. Golden Spectral. (23/12/2017)

Hats off, it takes guts to shoot a film like this one. While Will Smith is a great choice for this role, this world was so crazy that it took me a while to accept that elves, ogres and god-knows-what exist in our real world. Somehow, for me, the Middle Ages would be a better fit for that than our time. However, I have to pay tribute to the creators. To shoot a film like this and not fall among the B-listed is a real challenge. (20/05/2019)