Gemini Man in Dolby Cinema, 120 FPS and 3D.

I went to see Gemini Man with Bianca.

Gemini Man is the latest film with Will Smith.

Usually, I never check reviews before I go but this time I did after writing about Rambo V where I was surprised about the disconnect between the audience and the critics.

I looked up the score for Gemini Man while writing that post and concluded I would probably like the film based on the Audience Score.

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And not surprisingly, I did.

I guess my problem is that I just take movies for what they are.

When I go see movies like Rambo V or Gemini Man I don't expect to be blown away with new insights about life or deep meanings behind the characters or story.

I simply don't expect much, besides wanting to be entertained for 2 hours and if I am then I'm happy.

This movie gave me just that.

Gemini Man as a film was extra special in the cinema this time because it was shot in 120 FPS and in 3D.

Normally filmmakers use 24FPS.

I was very curious about the effect because I never saw a 120 FPS movie in cinema before.

All I can say about 120 FPS after seeing the movie is that it makes for an extremely sharp experience but it adds a strange 'over the top' smoothness to the way characters move around.

It feels unfamiliar like it is something I need to get used to, to appreciate, but in hindsight, I'm not sure if I even want to.

Compare it to a sour beer.

When you try a sour beer for the first time it tastes weird, yet interesting....drink it enough times and you get used to it but it simply never tastes as good as a cold lager or a stout that you already had to begin with.

I wish I could show an example clip to explain myself better but I guess you need a 120FPS monitor to see the effect in action.

The film was decent for what it was. I got from it what I wanted from it. I was entertained.

I would however highly recommend not to overthink the story too much.

There are some cool daytime action scenes in the film that are especially well done and very impressive.

In the film, Will Smith also has to fight a younger version of himself. The technology they used to make him young felt pretty real and I guess a preview of what we can expect in the future.

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Not sure if that's cool or plain scary. Just imagine seeing James Stewart (died in 1997) played by Actor X in a new movie using this technology.

The critics gave the film a 25% out of 100% (newest rotten tomato score).

I would rate it about 65%.

I'm not sure who's right this time around.

I read today that the movie is a huge flop and that the loses are in the tens of millions.

But I still would rewatch it if it ever came to Netflix.