Samara weaving in ‘borderline’, a magnet release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
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‘Borderline’ receives 7 out of 10 stars.
Opening in theaters and on Digital on March 14th, ‘Borderline‘REPRESENTS The Latest Movie to Blend Comedy and Violent Chaos, All Drawn From The Keyboard of Writer Jimmy warden.Cocaine Bear,
In this case, he’s behind the camera, making his directorial debut with this story of a 1990s pop star who is invaded by her self-proclaged biggest fan-a stalker with border with the border Just wants her to love Him. She, meanwhile, just wants to survive their latest encounter.
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Will ‘Borderline’ Grab Your Attention?
Ray nicholson in ‘borderline’, a magnet release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
While Warden’s Comedy Chops WERE Full Display in ‘Cocaine Bear,’ That Film Had Elizabeth banks Calling the shoots, where ‘borderline’ is full spectrum warden, delivered by the written by.
And that unfetured pipeline from page to screen means that his brand of chaos is on full display, for both good and Ill. For while it’s certainly packing some laughs (and even manages to find nuance in several characters), it can’t always keep things on track.
Script and direction
Jimmy warden, writer and director of ‘borderline’, a magnet release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
Warden’s style has been honed in the last few years working on the likes of the ‘Babysitter‘Movies for Netflix Having spent time in the trends with such talents as Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (He was a production assistant on ‘21 jump street,No one will save you‘Filmmaker Brian Duffield, Who Helped Get Both’ Cocaine Bear ‘and’ Borderline ‘to screens and Margot RobbieWho cleverly Saw enough in the script to produce via her luckychap company.
Let Loose, warden here have cooked up the 1990s-set tale of paul durson (Ray nicholson), who has been living under the delusion that he’s in a relationship with pop star sofia (Samara WeavingWe meet paul, dressed in what he thinks is his best, when he’s making his latest attempt to get access to sofia’s mansion.
That ends in a bloodbath when he stabs her loyal bodyguard bell (Eric Dane), but calls bot the police and an ambulance, Eventually ending up in a mental health institution (While bell heads to the hospital).
Fast-Forward Several Months and Bell is Recovering While Sofia Dates Emotional Basketball Player Rhodes (Jimmy fails), only for a planned night to be rudely interrupted by a freshly-design paul, who has cooked up his grandest scheme. With the help of the hulking jh and the equally unhinged penny (Alba baptista), Paul Plan to Kidnap Sofia and Marry Her.
Warden has cleared through through all that can go wrong with this scheme, setting things up well and roping in bell’s family to add to the complications.
Yet tone is sometimes an issue here, the lunatic stalker comedy ecccasionally grinding up against an out Easiest Person to Deal With Eiter).
And as the movie barrels towards its conclusion (which we won’t spoil), there are motes that AIM to Blend Comedy and Violence, But Doing’t Completely work, Souring the entertainment the entertainment Value.
Still, warden shows some promise as a director to go with the skills There’s Nothing too diverting about his framing or filming choices, mostly letting the camera help telel the story. He also has a keen ear for some fun and approves’ 90s needle drops.
Cast and performances
Ray nicholson in ‘borderline’, a magnet release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
A big part of who ‘borderline’ works at all is the committed performance from its leads.
Nicholson, who was last seen sporting a terrifying Grin as the heoine’s late boyfriend in ‘Smile 2‘Is here throwing himself into the role of slightly green, very desperate but ultimately related weirdo paul.
With his stringy mousstache and his cringe-worthy fashion choices, he makes for an off-kilter yet compeling stalker Figure, a man with clea clear issues and one who is the mostly lived in his heart.
Samara weaving in ‘borderline’, a magnet release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
As Sofia, weaving brings the right level of spoiled starlet and kooky humanity to the role, and is also also – thanks to her experiences in the likes of ‘Ready or not‘And’Scream vi ‘ Attempt at going the Scream Queen Route when needed, and Fighting Back at Other Times.
Eric dane is handed a solid role as loyal bodyguard bell; A man weary of having to deal with the likes of paul but committed to keeping his charge safe with sensitive tough tough guy gray. This is also Sees Dane willing to throw heimself into the comedy side of things, even while he’s mostly the straight man as the madness unfolds Around Him.
Elsewhere, Patrick Cox Has fun as the giant jh, someone for whom violence come Easy, but Never without Regret, and Baptista Keeps Penny at Just the Right Level of Weird. Fails, meanwhile, steals some Scenes as the Easily Offnded Sportsman Rhodes.
Final Thoughts
A Scene from ‘Borderline’, A Magnet release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
‘Borderline’ will appeal to that who appreciated the Comic stylings of ‘Cocaine Bear’ and Shows Some Progress for Warden. If it can’t Quite Stick The Landing, it at Least has some fun along the way.
What is the plot of ‘borderline’?
Set in los angeles in the 1990s, a pop star’s (samara weave) Home is Broken in by an obsessive fan (ray nicholson) atmosphere.
Who is in the cost of ‘borderline’?
- Samara weaving as Sofia
- Ray nicholson as durson
- Eric Dane as Bell
- Alba baptista as penny
- Jimmie fails as rhodes
Theatrical one-shaet for ‘borderline’, a magnolia pictures release. Photo courtesy of magnet release.
