Netflix Friday - Volume 37

Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: Triple Frontier (2019)
Loyalties are tested when five friends and former special forces operatives reunite to take down a South American drug lord, unleashing a chain of unintended consequences.
 

Drama: The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina (Jessica Chastain) and Jan Zabinski (Johan Heldenbergh), must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
 

Comedy: The Hangover (2009)
Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.
 

Animation: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) now works at the Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V (Will Forte). But he’s forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is sill operational, and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.  
 

Romance: Friends with Benefits (2011)
Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis) decide to take their friendship to the next level without becoming a couple, but soon discover that adding sex only leads to complications.
 

Horror: Carrie (2013)
A shy girl (Chloë Grace Moretz), outcasted by her peers and sheltered by her religious mother, unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
 

Science Fiction: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Bruce Banner (Edward Norton), a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
 

Crime: Schone Handen (2015)
A drug lord’s (Jeroen van Koningsbrugge) wife (Thekla Reuten) faces a crisis of loyalty when her husband’s cutthroat dealings compel her to flee with their young children.
 

Thriller: Enough (2002)
After running away fails, a terrified woman (Jennifer Lopez) empowers herself in order to battle her abusive husband.
 

Documentary: Pandemic
In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.
 

Family: E.T: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
A troubled child (Henry Thomas) summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
 

Movie Battle: No Stings Attached Vs. Friends with Benefits

Both movies came out around the same time and have similar themes. Two friends decide to have casual sex, without any feelings or complications.

CAST

No Strings Attached: I adore Natalie Portman, but I’m not so much an Ashton Kutcher fan. I have to say that this isn’t Portman’s finest hour though. Kutcher does what he knows best, look pretty and shallow. I don’t recall any other actors in this film. At least the didn't leave an impression on me.

Friends with Benefits: Again I love the female lead, I think Mila Kunis is amazing. She lights up a room, or in this case the screen. I like Justin Timberlake just as much as I like sauerkraut, which means not at all. He’s just not a very good actor. He should just stick to making music. Kunis and Timberlake do have awesome chemistry. Besides, some nice supporting roles by Patricia Richardson, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson and Jenna Elfman and small appearances by Andy Samberg and Emma Stone.

STORY

No Strings Attached: Not very special, but because this was the one that came out first it’s the more original one I guess. I never laughed out loud though.

Friends with Benefits: This is a bit more explicit, visually and verbally. I also believe I laughed ones or twice. Especially because of Patricia Richardson, she’s hilarious.

EFFECTS

No Strings Attached: Again, not very special. I shows both Portman and Kutcher’s best features.

Friends with Benefits: The scene with the flashmob was shot very well, I actually liked that scene. But overall, everybody could have made this movie.

WINNER

They’re both not on my favorites list, but “No Strings Attached” bored me and “Friends with Benefits”didn’t.