• Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    I’ll go with:

    • Either defining or subverting a genre.
    • At least one likeable character, ideally the protagonist.
    • Some kind of mystery at their heart.
    • Leave you thinking about them after they’ve finished
    • Believable characters, convincing dialogue, plausible villain

    Way back in the 80s I knew a guy who scored all films by adding up the number of bare breasts and explosions. He said 3 was a minimum score for a good film.