My Top 10 Favorite Movie Villains Of All Time

 My Top 10 Favorite Movie Villains Of All Time

10. Daniel Plainview from There Will Be Blind

9. Dracula from Bram Stoker's Dracula 

8. Joy Wang from Everything Everywhere All At Once

7. Willard Russell from The Devil All The Time

6. Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2

5. Mola Ram From Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom Lord Shen from Kung Fu Panda 2

4. Pitch Black from Rise Of The Guardians

3. Xu Wenwu from Shang Chi And The Legend of The Ten Rings

2. Mal From Inception

1. The Joker from The Dark Knight

Ranking Everything I Watched In July Ranked From Worst to Bast

 Ranking Everything I Watched In July Ranked From Worst to Bast

19. Moana 2026

18. Minions and Monsters

17. Enola Homes 3

16. Plane 

15.  Maleficent

14. The Master

13. Hundreds Of Beavers

12. Swan Song

11. Crime 101

10. 28 Years Later

9. 28 Years Later The Bone Temple

8. Water For Elephants

7. Dark

6. Palm Springs 

5. Black Mirror

4. Memento

3. Drop

2. Project Hail Mary

1. Obsession

Here is My Movie Review of Moana 2026

 

Here is My Movie Review of Moana 2026

So when I saw the trailer for this movie I knew it was going to be  shit because I am sick of these Disney live-action remakes so I watched the film and this is one of the worst films of the entire year and the main reason why that there's nothing that is different about this movie is the same shit at the original dress without the magic or the charm that original film had. This is one of the dumbest movies of the entire year. 

Now the storyline I don't have to explain because it's the same thing as the original it  Without the charm or the magic that that original story had because again just about Moana trying to return the heart of Ta Fiti and he she needs Maui and she has to protect her Island and that's it there is no story it's just boring baloney. 

The performances in this movie are horrible and even the actors that come back I don't think they did a good job. I will mean there's one good performance that is my refund to watch but this is the worst acted film of the entire year. 

Now for this being Catherine Laga'aia's First movie she's ever done I don't blame her. I think with a better script she could have played a good Moana but her performance would just be kind of boring because it's just the same thing as the original but without any heart and emotion. Now I will say her singing voice is okay but it doesn't hold a candle to the original actresses singing voice from the original film. But the character of Moana is just so boring she doesn't really emote that much and the character arc that she goes through is not that interesting in the original it is but in this movie it is not. Also the emotional stuff with Moana does not work the thing where she hugs her grandmother. In the third act it didn't really do anything the original it made sense But in this film they do the scene but it doesn't really hit you that hard and turn them emotion like the original film did. So that's why I think this Moana is just kind of Bland and very boring. And doesn't really have the emotional impact that the original Moana had in the original film. The chemistry between her and Dwayne Johnson, Jermaine Clement, Rena Owen, John Tui is okay. 

However the worst performance of the entire film is Dwayne Johnson as Maui who probably gives the worst performance of the entire year because he is just playing himself he's not even playing a character and that dumb wig he wears it looks so dumb it looks fake it looks like it's a CGI wig but nope that is actually a wig that he wore on set and it looks horribly green screened when you watch it in the film and his performance again it's not interesting it doesn't really work like in the original film Dwayne Johnson had charisma here it just feels like he's taking a nap and Evenly tried to say the lines from the original film it's not that interesting and his singing is so bad because in the original movie he sung perfectly but this his singing is really bad. But the character of Maui is really badly written because he's really boring and he doesn't have the charisma or the personality that he had in the original film because in the original film he was really funny he had a great singing voice and he really cared about Moana But in this film he comes off very exhausted like he want to take a nap and even doing the final battle. He does seem cool; he didn't come off as the generic modern Disney character with no charisma or entertainment value at all. I will even say that Shang-chi had more charisma in his own movie then Maui does in this film because Shang-Chi goes through a character arc he has some for a moment but you also had a lot of heart and emotion and Simu Lui gave a four bear performance then Dwayne Johnson. Also the scene where Maui sacrificed himself it wasn't as emotional and it was in the original film even his jokes weren't that funny when you turned into the shark it looks really bad and even when things you're welcome it sounds really bad and doesn't hold a candle to the way he sung it in the original film. The chemistry between him and Catherine Laga'aia  is okay. 

Now I will say the best performance in the film is Jermaine Clement as Tamatoa because you can tell that he was having a lot of fun and even though it is dumb how they just copied and pasted all the lines that he said in the original film and the song shiny and they did change it up a bit It was actually a really smart change. Now the character of Tamatoa is accurate to how he is in the original film. He loves shiny things and he likes to tease Maui. Also his Shiny song is still great Jermaine Clement still has a great singing voice and hey of all the actors his singing voice is the least terrible. Also the CGI on Tamatoa doesn't look that bad in fact I think his the best looking effect in the movie because everything else looks really bad. Well Tamatoa actually looks pretty good. The chemistry between him and Catherine Laga'aia  is pretty good. 

Rena Owen plays Moana's grandmother and she's not bad but she wasn't as good as the original actress from the original film because even though she sounds like the original it just comes off as a copy and paste performance from the original she doesn't really do anything new with the character. Now the character of Moana's grandmother she's just the same as she was in the original film and when she died in the beginning you just don't really feel it as much as you do in the original film and the scene where she hugs Moana in the third act It just done the whole candle to the whales executed in the original film. That's how uninteresting this character is at this point with the cash grab of a remake. The chemistry between her and Catherine Laga'aia is okay. 

John Tui  plays Chief Tui In the film and his performance is just so boring he doesn't even hold candle to the original actors iconic performance from that original film it does feels like he sleepwalking  throughout the movie he just walked to get the movie over with and whoever he tries to say the like lines from the original film it just doesn't work because he is just saying the lines with no emotion or no Charisma at all. Now the character of Chief Tiu In the original film he was a really interesting character. He was really strict because he didn't want Moana to go in the ocean because he lost his friend. But they change it to he lost his cousin during a boat accident and it doesn't really make you understand why he is strict, it just comes off of a really dumb change. Now in the original Chief Tiu says I should have burned those boats a long time ago. But in this film he doesn't say the line at all. Seriously I can go on and on as to why this interpretation of Chief Tiu is poorly utilized but in the end I'll leave you with this. The animated one is better. The chemistry between him and Catherine Laga'aia is okay. 

Now the directing in this film is really interesting because this film is directed by Thomas Kail Who directed Hamilton and that was really awesome but with this film I really think he did a really bad job because he didn't really change much all he did was copy and pasted the entire film with no heart and emotion and he just added so many dumb changes like the stuff with Moana's character Arc Was just boring and it didn't hold a candle to the way Moana is character arc was handled in the original film. Also the stuff they did with Maui was really dumb the whole man and woman was such a dumb line of dialogue. Also his singing is really bad and there's no interesting or amazing moments with Maui like it was in the original because all his moments even know they are the same, they are just not that interesting and his singing was really bad. Also the emotional stuff they tried to do doesn't really work because it's just so boring and it doesn't make you feel anything like it did in the original film I already mentioned Moana hugging her grandmother but that really sad moment where Maui says without my hook I am nothing it had meaning in the original but in this film it just felt like they wanted to add that line in because oh it'll didn't the original and it just showed how pointless this remake was. So overall I think he did a really bad job directing this film. 

So in conclusion this is just another pointless Disney live-action remake without any of the heart or any of the emotion that original film had. The storyline is just the more boring and less interesting interpretation of the original film. The acting was really bad aside from Jermaine Clement and the actress who plays Moana who is trying most of the actors were really bad Dwayne Johnson was so terrible As Maui he would just play himself The muscle suit he is wearing looked really down the wig looked really terrible he's just not funny and he was in the original film. Even the actress who played the grandmother was just okay. She just did the whole candle to the original Actors from that original film. The CGI was really bad. It looks really fake. You can tell that all the color was sucked out of this remake because this is a pointless and really uninteresting remake aside from Tamatoa. Most of the CGI was really terrible. It was not that bad the CGI effects to bring the wife were okay. The songs were just really uninteresting. They don't really hold a candle to the original film aside from shiny which was pretty good even though they did change a couple things that the only song that's actually really good. Also the climactic battle is the same except without all the heart and emotion and there were no steaks to the climax because it's just Bland and boring. I said just skip this movie and go watch Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings With Simu Liu because that had the better story. It has more interesting characters and it has better special effects and it has the jokes that are actually funny with Katy played by Awkwafina was really funny and was really entertaining to watch especially the scene where she was on top of a falling building and Shang Chi told her to jump out the window and Katy looks down and she says oh hell no screw you I'm not doing this  was a lot funny than any of Maui's stupid jokes in this film. Or go watch any MCU movie, even Captain Marvel, as bad as that movie is. It has better special effects than this and it has better acting. Even though the actors are underutilized they at least try their best. You have a better time watching that then this pointless remake because this film is up there with Mercy and one of the worst films of the entire year. I give this film a 1/10. 

Black Mask is a Terrible Villain

 Black Mask is a Terrible Villain

Now when it comes to birds of prey I think the film is very forgettable. It does have a good performance from Margot Robbie and Mary Elizabeth Winstead and there were a couple jokes that I found really funny and in particular all of Hunter's jokes were the best jokes in the film. It is still just a complete rip off to Deadpool 2 in terms of the story. Now what seems to be universally agreed upon is that the one redeeming quality of the film is Black Mask and at face value yes he was, Ewan McGregor did a terrific job with his performance and his scenes were the best parts of the film. But the more I thought about it, not only did I learn that Black Mask was really dumb and he is a rip off of the Kingpin. But he is actually a terrible villain and I'm going to go through all the reasons as to why

5. His motivation was really dumb and didn't make sense. Black mask essentially wants to kidnap Cassandra Kane so he can get a diamond from her and become the ruler of Gotham and I'm just here thinking this is not a particularly interesting motivation even Harley Quinn points out how dumb it is.  But not even thought out the same way Starro’s motivations were in The Suicide Squad. With Starro You see a character that is deeply hurt and oneth Revenge on the people who tortured him and took him away from his home world that is outer space. So you clearly understand why Starro acts the way that he does because he was mistreated by the humans. But with black mask it just came up really dumb and really weird and on the page he's not even in the same league as Starro.

4. The darkness for black mask is massively toned down. The scenes where  black mask is interrogating or threatening Harley Quinn are really pulled back. I mean Ant-Man and the Wasp quantum Mania was more intense when Kang was torturing Ant-Man by threatening to kill his daughter Cassie by snapping her neck until Ant-Man told Kang to stop. Or even Kingpin for Marvel's Daredevil when he violently cracked a guy's head open and raised his voice when he saw Daredevil in the alley way and said I'm going to kill you. But with Black Mask there's nothing sinister about him and that took away from all of Black Mask's intimidation and fear factor To the point they need to come off and they generic DCEU villain the only reason why and Doesn't fall into that category is because of Ewan McGregor's performance but from a writing point of view he is no better than the most disposable of comic book movie villains and on the page he's not even in the same league as Kingpin.

3. Why is Black Mask even here? Why does this  movie have such a serious villain that's like Parasite in Shazam or Rainbow Raider in the Dark Knight. Black mask should have been saved for a different movie possibly one that has higher Stakes more intense and dark moments in a film that is worthy of his presence I mean just think about the movie that set black mask up is a Harley Quinn movie that's going to be a stain on black mask that will never leave him the next Batman villain huh Joker made his debut in the dark night Black Mask made his and birds of prey.

2. The false face Society. This was so ridiculous to me because you can't properly you know why it's black mask if you change everything about his evil team because in the comics he it's about to be a member of this cult jackie calls the false face Society and that's supposed to be sadistic like him but in the movie There was nothing bunch of sexist guys who hated women and that's not what the false face Society is about and they changed the name from the false face Society to the Black Mask Club and that was a very stupid and really unnecessary change to the group.

1. What did black mask even do and the constant Cartman levels of stupidity. Really think about this what did black mask do in this movie because we all know what the Joker did Joker robbed a bank Tried to get Batman Break his no kill role by having him kill him and went after Harvey Dent and corrupt him and made him into two face killed Rachel tried to corrupt the commissioner and plunged the city of Gotham in the chaos. Wow what a way to do with a very iconic villain. So what does black mask do with his introduction scene? He captured the whole week when demand the diamond sexually assault the girl and tried to kill Cassandra Kane and go out like a loser and that's all he does. He doesn't really do anything intimidating. In this film also makes him like Cartman because constantly Black mask will throw a tantrum by saying the word fuck and yelling at the top of his lungs and it really ruined the character of Black Mask and they made him really lame and really stupid which is really dumb because Black Mask is supposed to be really smart because this is the same guy who tortured Catwoman's brother-in-law and and fourth and Catwoman to eat pieces of the corpse. But in this film they made him a sexist jerk and a Cartman stereotype. So all those reasons and more as to why I think black mask is a terrible villain you Ewan McGregor is the only saving grace of this character and the only reason why black mask is being praised at all but the storytelling is not equal to is performance and Victor Zsasz Kro from eternals and The Shocker from Spider-Man homecoming and you get this movies Victor Zsasz he'll go down the one the boring comic to movie adaptations you will ever see. Not to mention the Final confrontation between Harley Quinn and black mask Just came off at the lackluster ripoff to the climax in Batman 89 between Batman and Joker. And this just shows that Warner Brothers did not do a terrific job of adapting Black Mask and they just made him a loser. 

Here is My Movie Review of Palm Springs

 

Here is My Movie Review of Palm Springs

Now when it comes to this film I always enjoy it and re-watching it again It is still really funny that's due to all the over-the-top stuff that happens in the film and this is probably the funniest movies of 2020 in fact if I can compare to another over the top comedy film I would compare it to like the Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nicolas Cage because both movies are really over the top and entertaining. 

Now the storyline is really simple because it revolved around this guy named Nyes who is getting married Misty who is a bridesmaid and everything starts to go well until he goes in this cave with this girl named Sarah Wilder because he wanted to show her what it is like and the two go into the cave and Sarah wakes up she's freaking out and she don't know that she's re living the same day so she tried to get Nye's attention by trying to tell him what is going on and they're soon hunted by this guy named Roy Schlieffen Who is trying to kill them and they have to figure out a way to undo the time loop and have Nile Mary Misty and made sure the wedding goes well and that's basically what happened it's basically Groundhog Day But if it revolved around a wedding and a cave that causes the time loop. I think the storyline in this movie is up there with the storyline in the Unbearable Wight of Mass of talent with Nicolas Cage as one of the most over-the-top story lines of the 2020s. 

Now the performances in this movie are over the top everyone is completely hamming it up as their character they're not taking seriously at all and that's why I like about this film The Performance that are so over the top And entertaining to the point that you can tell that all these actors are having a lot of fun as their character then the over the top acting  reminds me of the over the top acting in  Renfield with Awkawfina. 

Andy Samberg plays Nyles and his performance is really incredible because you can tell that he is having a lot of fun just going over the top and just not taking it seriously at all and this is probably Andy Sandberg's funniest performance he has ever given in his career. Now the character of Nyes is really funny because he wants to help Sarah Wilder get out of the time lib and even though he is really dumb that's what makes Nyes really funny he's very oblivious but he does deeply care about Sarah and they do start to get along as the film progresses. Now there are so many memorable and hilarious moments whether it be him getting shot in the shoulder and in the leg with an arrow and he is screaming in pain or him reacting to Sarah running over a police officer and killing him and he's freaking out about it or him Beating up the groom at the wedding it does lead to some really funny and some really over-the-top moments in the film. Also if Simu Lui was cast as Nyes in the film I think he would have been really funny and really entertaining The chemistry between him and Cristin Milioti, J.k. Simmons, Meredith Hagner Is incredible. 

However the absolute big standout of the entire film is Cristin Milioti as Sarah Wilder because she probably gives the most over the top Performance in the film and her performance reminds me of Awkwafina's performance in Shanghai as Katy because both of them give over the top performances as these characters. Now the character of Sarah Wilder is incredible because she is really the smart one of the tube but yet she also freaks out when she wakes up on the same day like she's repeating the same day that Nile is repeating and she really wants to get out of the time loop so things can get back to normal. Now there are so many memorable and funny moments with Sarah Wilder Whether it be her yelling about waking up on the same day and saying what the fuck is going on Or her yelling at a cop Telling the cop to electrocute her with his taser Or her freaking out that Roy is shot Nyes in the shoulder with the bow and arrow. It doesn't lead to some really fun and some really over-the-top moments in the film and the romance between the two characters is the strongest aspect of the film. Also you can tell that Cristin Milioti is having a lot of fun as this character.  To be honest if Awkwafin was cast in this movie that would be really funny because she'll just go completely over the top and have a lot of fun as the character Sarah Wilder. I think her and Simu Lui would have amazing chemistry. 

Now with talk about JK Simmons because look he is a glorious actor he has given some really captivating and fun performances whether it be in the Kung Fu Panda 3 The Spider-Man films Whiplash and the cider house Rules. Now as for this film that is no different because give a really fun and incredible performance as the character of Roy Schlieffen because you can tell that he is having a lot of fun as this character. Now the character of Roy Schlieffen Is really funny because he is a jerk who is trying to kill Nyes because he got both of them stuck in the time loop but that's what makes this character so funny he's like so crazy to the point that he doesn't care if he shoots Nyes with a bow and arrow multiple times. The scenes with Roy Schlieffen are really incredible whether it's him explaining to Nyes why he hates him or him just being happy that Nyes is in the recycling bin and he's being asked to be shot by an arrow. It does lead to some really funny and some really entertaining moments throughout the film and the chemistry between him and Andy Samberg is terrific. 

Meredith Hagner plays Misty in the film and her performance is tremendous because much like the rest of the performances she does go over the top and you get to tell that she is having a lot of fun as this character. Now the character of Misty is really funny because she really cares about Nyes because she really loves him because she is his girlfriend and wants the wedding to go perfectly but she finds out that Nyes and Sarah are in a Time Loop and she starts freaking out and she wants them to fix it. The scenes with Misty are really over the top and really funny whether it be the scene of her asking Nyes if he is cheating on her or the scene where she watches Nile beat up the groom and freaks out about it or her crying that Nyes broke up with her it does lead to a lot of the funniest and probably some of the most over the top moments in the film and the chemistry between her and Andy Sandberg is terrific. 

However the best thing about this movie is the directed by Max Barbakov Is perfect because what I love about his directing is that he does not take this film serious way at all he knows exactly what kind of movie he's making by making this an over-the-top and really funny time lip movie but I also like how he develops the character especially the character of Sarah Wildler who at first don't want anything to deal with Nile but as the film Goes on they do start to grow closer. I also like how he takes the concept of Groundhog Day and puts a new spin on it by having it be at a wedding. Also having the characters trying to have a perfect wedding day is a brilliant concept and I still think he executed it perfectly. I also like how he made the character of Nyes Really funny by making him be really oblivious to stuff that's happening and making him really dumb But in a way that the film is self-aware that he is not as smart as Sarah is. So I thought that was really incredible of how he made the characters very interesting because Nile is someone who is laid back really oblivious while Sarah is really intelligent but gets really annoyed really quickly.  I still think he did a glorious job of directing this film.

So in conclusion I still really love this film because it doesn't take itself that seriously and knows exactly what kind of movie which is of course an over the top comedy film. I also really like the story, how it's like Groundhog Day but if it took place at a wedding and the loop happened when the characters Nyes And Sarah went into the cave and they had to figure out how to end the time loop and get everything back to normal. Also the performances are really funny especially from Andy Sandberg as Nyes who is completely over the top and really fun to watch you can tell that he was having a lot of fun in the film. Cristin Milioti as Sarah Wilder also gave a really terrific and really entertaining performance as this character. I also enjoyed a lot of humor whether it is Sarah yelling at a cop or Nyes attacking the groom at the wedding Or him getting tased by the cop. Or Misty asking Nyes If he is cheating on her. That's all funny this film is in the bonding between Sarah and Nyes Is the strongest aspect of the film. This is definitely in my top five favorite films of 2020. I think this film is up there with Renfield with Nicolas Cage as one of the funniest films of the 2020s. I highly recommend you watch this film especially if you like over the top comedy films like pizza movies with Gaten Motarazzo Then I'm sure you're going to like this one as well. I give this film a 10/10.  

My Ranking of All 9 2025 April Films That I Have Seen From Worst to Best

 My Ranking of All 9 2025 April Films That I Have Seen From Worst to Best

9. Until Dawn

8. The Amateur

7. Not Just A Goof

6. The Accountant 2

5. A Minecraft Movie

4. The Legend of Ochi

3. Warfare

2. Drop

1. Sinners

Here Is My Movie Review of Water For Elephants

 

Here Is My Movie Review of Water For Elephants

Now it comes to this film a lot of people really like the film and I never seen a single trailer to the film and their actors in this movie that I didn't even know were in it and so I watched the movie and i really enjoyed this film now it is very similar to Okja in terms of rewatch value because there are some really dark and intense moments in the film and it is based off of the book and it does follow the story really accurately even though they do change a couple things in the book the runtime of the film because some movies have to change a couple things so can be adapted. 

Now the storyline is really accurate to the book because it revolved around this guy named Jacob Jankowalski  who Tell his son the story of how he used to join the circus and fell in love with this girl named Marlene Rosenbluth who really cared about him and then there is this guy August Rosenbluth who is Marlene's ex-husband who then charge of the circus who tells Jacob that they have this elephant named Rose and he wants his circus to go well and so he can stay in power But Jacob figured out that August is a horrible person who essentially abuses Marlene and the elephant by hitting it in order to get to move and Jacob has to do everything in his power Take down August and protect the elephant while keeping his relationship with Marlene together. That is basically what the story is for the film and it really kind of reminds me of Dumbo 2019 because of the villain Who is very similar to VA Vandevere and they're both about people caring for an elephant. 

The performances in this movie are incredible because the cast in this movie are really talented and I think this movie picked the right group of actors to play these characters even the actor that got to play the elephant was tremendous and everyone does a stellar job of giving some really emotional and some really intense performances as the characters and the acting is probably up there with the acting in Last Breath with Woody Harrelson  as one of the best acted films. 

Now let's talk about Robert Pattinson and because look he is one of the best working actress today he has given some tremendous performances whether it be in the Batman, The Rover the Lighthouse, The Devil All The Time, Mickey 17 and even something that I'm very mixed on like the movie Tenant he was terrific  in that film as well. Now as for this film that is no different because Robert Pattinson probably give the one the most emotional and most beautiful performances he has ever given in his career because he does such a magnificent job of giving the character of Jacob JanKowalski So much heart and emotion it really does show in the more emotional scenes of the film. Now the character of Jacob Jankowalski Is incredible because you can tell that this is a guy who really cares about the circus and he really cares about Marlena Rosenbluth and wants to make her happy by the same time he also wants to protect the elephant from August Rosenbluth who mistreats the elephant and abuses Marlena. There  are so many memorable moments with Jacob Jankowalski whether it is him falls in love with Marlene  Or him caring for Rose the elephant it does lead to some really really beautiful moments in the film in particularly the scene evolving Jacob and Protecting Melanie from August Rosenbluth who is miss training her because he got jealous of her dating another guy and it does lead to some really powerful and some really beautiful moments in the film. The chemistry between him and Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz Tal is still incredible. 

Now let's talk about Reese Witherspoon who is a really terrific actress. She is given some really captivating performances in some really incredible performances in films like Mud, Pleasantville, Monsters versus Aliens. But in this movie she probably gets one of the most emotional performances of her entire career as the character of Marlena Rosenbluth because she gives this character so much heart and emotion throughout the film. Now the character of Marlena Rosenbluth If someone you really feel bad for because she explains that she was mistreated in foster care her ex-husband August always trade her like garbage in the past and also in the present and she really cares about Jacob and Rose the elephant and she doesn't want anything bad happening to them. Now there's so many emotional moments with Marlena Rosenbluth Like her meaning Jacob for the first time and falling in love with him or her trying to stand up to August and tell him not to hurt the elephant and it does lead to some really powerful and some really nail biting moments in the film and the romance between her And Jacob is the strongest thing in the film because you actually buy the romance perfectly because the film develops that really well and the chemistry between her and Robert Pattinson is incredible. 

Tal Plays the elephant Rose and she did a Stella job because rather than you didn't CGI for this elephant they actually trained her to do stuff on set and it was really amazing and and really fun and you can tell that Robert Pattinson bonded with the cell phone really well and the character of worlds you kind of feel bad for because August constantly beats the crap out of her and telling her to move and just treats the animal like garbage That's why the film that they glorious job of making you feeling bad for this poor elephant because it's getting mistreated by August who in the ringmaster of the circus. The scene where she goes on rampage is very intense but it was justified because the ringmaster August treats  her like garbage by using her and not training her really well at all. Also the bond between her and Jacob is the strongest thing in this film. Also how ironic is that this movie uses a real elephant well Disney decides to CGI the crab for their new Moana remake rather than put in Jermaine Clement in a Motion capture suit so that just proves that this movie puts the modern-day Disney movies to shame with its effects because there are no special effects it's all done with practical effects and some of the actors did their own stunts. So that just proves that Disney failed with its special effects. 

Now let's talk about Christoph Waltz who plays our main villain August Rosenbluth and his performance is probably the darkest performance of the the entire film because he is essentially playing that's really cruel and disgusting ringleader who enjoys having his circus be the way that he wanted to be and he has no problems of beating up an animal and raising his voice to get what he wants. That's how  terrific Christoph Waltz´s performance was in this film. Now the character of August Rosenbluth it's probably one of the most viral and one of the most disgusting characters in this film because this guy he enjoys running his circus he has no problems of beating up people who get is way and he has no problems of whipping and elephant to get to go and he is very similar to VA  Vandevere in Dumbo 2019 because both of them abuse elephants they both own a circus and they wanted to make a lot of money. The scenes with August Rosenbluth are probably some of the most brutal moments in the film especially when it comes in hits his ex-wife Marlena Rosenbluth because he doesn't want her to get in the way and the fiend of him whipping rose the elephant with the stick telling her to go it also really brutal because you can tell that this guy doesn't really give a shit about anyone else he wants everything to go his way and that scene alone of him almost killing his own ex-wife with the poll that was really brutal and the movie does Incredible job done making you hate this asshole and you really want something bad happen to him and when he gets hit in the head with the pole By Rosie and he did deserve to die at the end because of how disgusting and horrible he was to Jacob and Rose  and his own ex-wife so when he died he don't really feel bad for him you're happy that August dies because of how horrible and just downright irredeemable He is. So how funny is it that this movie does the stiller job of making you hate a villain well Disney is too scared to make their own villains this hateful and despicable so once again this movie puts the newer Disney movies to shame with its villains. The chemistry between him and Robert Pattinson is incredible. 

However the best thing about this movie is the directing by Francis Lawrence. Now this guy has directed  some really great movies like The Long walk with Mark Hamill and Constantine with Keanu Reeves. Both of them are really fun and really entertaining. Glad to say his direct in this film is incredible in fact I think this is his best directive film he had ever done because he does a Stellar job of developing all these characters especially the character of Jacob who really cares about the circus and he falls in love with Marlena Rosenbluth and wants to make her happy and wants to protect the elephant Rose. I also like how he develops the character of Marlena By making it be really try to cow she was mistreated and a lot of foster homes and her husband August always mistreated her when they were together. So I think he does an incredible  job of making you feel bad for this character. I also like how he actually shot this film on location rather than doing CGI because he actually filmed the movie in Tennessee for a good majority of the filming location that was the place they used and he did have to switch to a different location sometimes but most of it was in Tennessee i find that really interesting and once again this film Put the Disney the shame because this film is shot on location well Disney what they do is go the lazy route and just say oh we're going to film everything with CGI and that's why all their films mainly their live-action remix look like garbage. I also like how he did a Stellar job and make you hate August and the villain like right from the start you know this guy is a piece of garbage and add the film progresses you just want something horrible happened to him And something does the elephant hits him in the head with the Paul and he dies and  like how he somewhat develops August as the villain because in the book it mentioned that he would abandoned by his family and that's why he was at the circus and even though they don't show his backstory in the film they kind of allude to it by mentioning that he was in the circus for a very long time. Also again this also puts Disney to shame because they make their villain the lame well a drama film makes its villain really scary and really intimidating. So overall I think he did a stellar job directing this film. 

So in conclusion I still really like this film because of the really powerful and emotional storyline revolve around Jacob falling in love with marlena enjoying the circus and protecting the elephant Rosie and preventing august from trying to kill them and the storyline is up there with the storyline in Swan Song with Awkwafina as one of the most emotional story lines in a film. Also the acting is tremendous and the big standout of the film is Robert Pattinson who probably gives one of the most powerful one of the martial performances other than tire career as the character of Jacob JanKowalski and you can tell he's having a lot of fun. Reese Witherspoon also gives a really beautiful and emotional performance and the character Of Marlena Because you can tell that she really enjoyed playing this really tragic and emotional character in the film. Also Christoph Waltz plays a  really tremendous and really disgusting  villain as the character of August  and you can tell that he is having a lot of fun as this character. Also the film does a tremendous job of developing all the characters, especially the romance between Marlena and Jacob. I think that is the strongest aspect of the film. Now the film doesn't you're the one CGI relies on Practical effects and that's the best thing about this movie the actors do their own stunts and they actually use real animals instead of CGI ones so again this movie puts Disney to shame because all Denny does is use CGI well this movie You're this practical effects and the actors Are doing their own stunts Rather than just rejoin to a CGI double they're actually doing it on their own. I think this film is up there with The lighthouse as my favorite Robert Pattinson movie. So I highly recommend you watch this film Especially if you like really dark and really emotional films like the Rover which also stars Robert Pattinson. I give this movie a 10/10.