Gattaca is too artificial

5 second plot: In a not too distant future Vincent has taken the identity of Jerome. Vincent wants to go to space. But he is not ‘superior’ enough to be even taken into consideration. He has to go through serious lengths to get to where he wants to be.

5 second review: The sci-fi-part of this movie is not all that impressive. It might be a futuristic world, but we don’t get to see very much of it. This world feels empty and artificial. What I do like very much about this movie are the people that are in it. The characters have been worked out really well and the acting is top shelf.

IMDb score: 7,8/10
Our score: 6/10

Seinfeld Season 9 isn't an ideal goodbye

5 second plot: George starts working for a company where nobody cares about anything. It's a perfect fit. The gang goes to a wedding in India. Reversed. Kramer's coffee table book is optioned for a movie. He retires. Elaine eats a 60 year old cake, worth $29000. Jerry starts sleeping with his maid. But then she stops cleaning. So what's he paying her for?

5 second review: There are a couple of legendary (crazy bonkers) episodes in this final season that you just have to see. But you can skip the final two episodes. Their added value is 0. It must have been a lot of fun for the creators, but not for the fans.

IMDb score: 8,9/10
Our score: 7,5/10

Crash is pretty sick

5 second plot: A guy gets in a serious car accident. He is left scarred emotionally and physically. He channels his emotions sexually, together with other victims that are going through the same stuff. In doing so, he hopes to improve his strange sexual relationship with his wife. Or something like that.

5 second review: This is some weird and sick shit. There is not a lot of fun in it. It felt awkward most of the time. Some people will think this movie is fantastic, but I am not one of those people.

IMDb score: 6,3/10
Our score: 0/10

Seinfeld Season 8 is past its peak

5 second plot: George finds out he would have been rich if he had gotten married. Elaine doesn't know she dances really funny. Jerry shaves his chest-hair and almost turns into a werewolf when it starts growing back. Kramer gets hooked on chicken from a new fast food restaurant across the street. And there is another incident with invitations...

5 second review: They try really hard (too hard) to be funny. It's not about everyday situations anymore. It's too crazy, too silly. It's like they're stuck in a bizarro world.

IMDb score: 8,9/10
Our score: 6/10

Strange Days is wicked

5 second plot: In a futuristic 1999 that didn't turn out very well, Lenny makes his money by selling a new type of video that makes the viewer really experience what the person filming was feeling. When a friend of his finds out something she shouldn't have Lenny gets sucked into a very big mess.

5 second review: This movie's got a wicked vibe. It's cool, sexy, dark, futuristic,... Every scene is crowded with people and there's always a whole bunch of things going on at once. This gives it a claustrophobic undertone that becomes the backbone of the movie.

IMDb score: 7,2/10
Our score: 7/10

Seinfeld Season 7 is on cruise control

5 second plot: Spoilers ahead! George is getting married. He (almost immediately) wants out but he's afraid to confront his fiancee. At the end of the season she dies because of the poisonous  glue on the envelopes of the cheap ass wedding invitations George insisted on. George also blows a date with Marisa Tomei, who is crazy about his looks (really).

5 second review: The show is on cruise control, everything is running smoothly. We get a couple of great new characters (like Kramer's lawyer), some existing ones take center stage a couple of times (Newman) and then there's of course: Marisa Tomei with a great cameo.

IMDb score: 8,9/10
Our score: 9/10

La Haine is seriously over the top

5 second plot: We follow three young guys living in the not so friendly suburbs of Paris over the course of their day: hanging out, having fun, bothering other people and getting their asses kicked (mainly by the police). One of them found a gun the previous day. That's asking for trouble, of course.

5 second review: This movie is really low budget, but nicely done. Very funny at times. And also a reality check: hate only creates more hate is the central message. But the madly over the top acting got on my nerves. Or is this simply that sometimes annoying French energy bursting out.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 5/10

Before Sunrise requires a romantic mood

5 second plot: A boy and a girl meet on a train through Europe. She's on her way home to Paris, he's an American on his way to catch a plane home in Vienna. They decide to spend the remaining day and night together in Vienna. Talking and strolling through the city. But after that they will have to say goodbye.

5 second review: It was only after the movie that I realized that this is not an ordinary movie. There is no real plot, nothing really happens with the characters. All they do is talk and fall in love. But it's brought in such a beautifully natural way, that it's fun to watch. It's an ideal movie to watch with someone you love.

IMDb score: 8,1/10
Our score: 7/10

Seinfeld Season 6 flirts with perfection

5 second plot: This 6th season someone pees on Jerry's new couch. George finds the woman of his dreams. She thinks his BS is interesting. He tells her he loves her and doesn't get the 'I love you' back. Twice. We find out that Kramer's first name is Cosmo. We also find out that Jerry watches Melrose Place. And that he can't handle orgies. Elaine's boss puts her in his will but then some weird stuff happens that make it look like she's trying to kill him.

5 second review: Some of the episodes are truly classic. I especially like everything that has to do with George and his job. It's brilliant. He's always making plans. And everything always backfires. Everyone is getting mixed up in these unfortunate painful events.

IMDb score: 8,9/10
Our score: 9/10

Cronos is boooooring

5 second plot: An antiquarian stumbles upon an old artifact that can give him eternal life. But this comes at a price. And someone else is after the same device.

5 second review: Oh man, this is a stretch. There's not a lot of real story here, most of what goes on is pure filling and doesn't serve any purpose. In other words: it's very boring. And it's all a bit silly really. Sorry Guillermo. Not a fan.

IMDb score: 6,7/10
Our score: 1/10