One is a directorial debut for music-video director Grant Singer, while the second is the latest from Wes Anderson’s Roald Dahl adaptations, both on Netflix.
Reptile - This is set up to be done on the lines of a neo-noir mystery thriller that true crime aficionados would take to like fish to water. You have Benicio del Toro playing your primary law enforcer, and he’s not mumbling for much of the film - plus, there’s Alicia Silverstone and Justin Timberlake. It's a cast you’d think would have the odds in their favor to keep this watchable.
Post-title, we’re introduced to the characters portrayed by Benicio del Toro and Alicia Silverstone, where they’re gathering with friends at a bar. It’s made clear that as a detective in Scarborough Homicide, del Toro’s character is aching for something better. And when he’s called to a Crime scene, where Justin’s girlfriend has been brutally murdered, we know a cat-and-mouse scenario between Del Toro and Timberlake will ensue.
Here, it’s relative newbie Rupert Friend who takes over the narration, and he does such an admirable job that I dare you to rewatch The Swan with your eyes closed and listen to how effective Friend is in providing the story. He even changes his voice to read out the lines said by the different boys in the story. It’s a timeless short story about bullying, respect for Nature and the animal kingdom, and transcendence - even at a tender age.
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