Movies I Like That Everyone Else Hates

Bright

And now we go from theatrical movies to movies you can stream on Netflix. The streaming service has become super popular this last decade, not only letting you binge watch shows and movies, [y'all can even binge watch MLP] but producing original shows and movies. At first, I was hesitant to subscribe to Netflix because part of me blamed that service for the demise of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, two defunctioned rental services that I have a soft spot for. I also blame Redbox for their demises too. Could you imagine if Netflix and Blockbuseter had merged together? They would've been fucking unstoppable! When I saw that Netflix was producing Marvel shows, then I was interested. Then I thought, eh fuck it, I'll give it a go. I'd seen the first two seasons of Daredevil on my Kindle Fire, so I decided to give the rest of the shows a go. And I do not regret subscribing to Netflix. Now about Bright... I first remember seeing the trailer on Will Smith's Facebook page. I thought the idea of humans and other fantasty creatures living together, and having an orc for a police partner was bizarre, yet interesting... Plus it was written by Max Landis, the son of legendary horror comedy director John Landis. And Max is as talented as his father. I've been a big fan of Will Smith since I was a child, and I'd watch anything with him in it, even if it might be shit. The only film with Will Smith that I was disappointed in was After Earth. I was at first expecting this film to be theatrically released. Imagine my disappointment when I found out it was just going to be available on Netflix. Still, I was hoping this would be positively reviewed by critics. Nope. They panned the story, accusing it of being nothing more than a cliched buddy-cop story mixed with fantasty cliches. It earned a 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and my least favorite movie critic, Mr. Richard Roeper said, and I quote, "Bright  is basically a tired dressed up in bizarre trappings ... It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it's not nearly as self-deprecating and funny as it needed to be." He unsurprisingly rated the film a 1.5 out of 4 stars...

When I got Netflix, I decided to take a look at Bright, among other Netflix Originals. I watched it and... I ended up liking it. Since I don't watch that many buddy cop films, I couldn't see any cliches, nor any fantasty clichés. True, it was distracting when the word fuck was used a lot, but I thought it was great. The makeup effects used to make the orcs come to life were top-notch. Will Smith gave a good performance, even if his character was a cynical hardass cop that took no bullshit, he still had some funny lines. And who doesn't love an odd couple story? The odd couple trope never gets old! I'm not alone on this. Despite critics being assholes to the film, it was the most streamed movie on Netflix, proving to be a success for the company. It's certainly better than that stupid "Leather Special" from the overrated and unfunny Amy Schumer. Fuck what any "professional" asshat might say, Bright is okay in my book.