Anna - 安娜

Anna (安娜) is an 2019 film. The movie stars Sasha Luss. The supporting cast include Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren, and Alexander Petrov.



Anna is trained as an assiasin in mother Russia. As a spy, Anna is sent to France to work undercover as a model. In Paris, she settles in but the assignments start to come and she grows tired. Enter the CIA and they trap her. Working as a double agent now, which side will she choose?



This movie was entertaining for its action. Very much like Atomic Blonde but B level. Throw in a super complicated story and this movie is sort of a mess. But you have three highly reputable stars in supporting roles too. But all of it couldn't save a weak story. The twist and turns are expected in a spy flick, but these were not convincing.

Watch it for the action and eye candy. But skip it if you want a good story.

The Girl on the Train - 列車上的女孩

The Girl on the Train (列車上的女孩) is an 2016 film. The movies stars Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Édgar Ramírez and Lisa Kudrow.

Rachel rides the train everyday and is obsessed with her ex-husband and his new wife. So obsessed that they have a restraining order on her. When a neighbor goes missing that she knows, she starts to inject herself into those on the case. However, Rachel isn't all there and is an alcoholic. Will she mess up her life and others with her obsession?

This movie was trippy. Emily Blunt does not look good in this movie. As Rachel, the character has no redeeming qualities and you should not feel for her. But the movie doesn't care and gives her chances after chances. Everyone in this film is beautiful. From Emily all the way down. Beautiful people all abound in this film. Yet the subject matter in almost all their lives is dark, dirty, and disdainful. If you want your life to be like theirs, you're in for a world of drama, lies, and deceit. This is not a film I would ever watch again, no matter how beautiful everyone in the film are.

Beauty and the Beast - 美女與野獸

Beauty and the Beast (美女與野獸) is an 2017 Disney film. The movie stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the Beauty and Beast. The supporting cast include Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson. This is the live-action remake of the 1991 animated Disney film of the same name.

In a village, a father and daughter pair must make things work when the mother passes early. Maurice is a expert clock maker that gets captured while making a delivery. Belle volunteers to exchange herself for her father's freedom. The Beast is cursed and when the last rose pedal falls, he'll stay a beast forever.

If you saw the 1991 version when you were younger, which I don't remember, you'll like this one. The technology of today in some sense makes what would have been animated in yester-year live action today. You just need the doe to make the film. Which Disney has plenty of.

Emma Watson's turn as Belle was excellent and it wasn't a damsel in distress, but a strong female character who bucks the trends of tradition for the freedom of today.

Dracula Untold - 德古拉:永咒傳奇

Dracula Untold (德古拉:永咒傳奇) is an 2014 film. The film stars Luke Evans with support from Sarah Gadon. The movie is an re-imagining of Vlad the Impaler's origins.



Luke Evans plays Vlad the Impaler, a prince of Transylvania. The Ottoman empire controls the region while planning to conquer Europe. When the Sultan asks for 1,000 boys to add to his Janissary corp, including his son, Vlad is forced to make hard decisions. Vlad just had a run in with a vampire in the mountains and seeks his power to defeat the oncoming troops. When drinking of the vampire, he has 3 days time to reject blood, but getting all the benefits of vampire power. Vlad starts to win the battles and the Ottoman empire start to retreat, but not before he has to make a decision.

This movie was dark fantasy drama. Taking a "realistic" view of the Dracula and the vampire genre. The world at the time didn't seem to dispute that there are vampires, but accepted it. Luke Evan's battle between good, family, price of a nation, and evil is on full display. This was no "I want to suck your blood" movie. This was a modern take on "monsters" and their unlikely path to being "evil". Seems like Vlad had no choice.

In the middle on recommending this movie. It wasn't all that action packed in the sense of a good fight, but there were plenty of battles. It was in an era that I like to see movies from, the middle ages. And Luke Evans and Sarah Gadon made it very easy to keep your eyes on the screen.