Bollcrap? #1: Sanctimony (2000)

Uwe Boll is notorious for being a terrible film director, who according to many, has made a few of the worst films ever made. Now I myself have never properly watched any of his films, but have always kind of been intrigued to, so I've decided to finally delve into as much of his filmography as possible and see what I think of his work.
So first up we have Sanctimony which was Boll's first English language feature. Its a very generic and straight forward crime thriller that kind of bland with not much going for it. It features a typical hard nosed detective who drives a Volkswagen Beetle and is tried to catch the culprit in a string of homicides. The film however lacks any mystery or intrigue and stuff just kind of happens in a rather bland way.
The acting is also not good and full of awkward deliveries which is mainly down to the bad dialogue which is sometimes quite laughable with everyone spouting awkward one liners and using cuss words in a forced un-natural way, this also this awkward rough/rapey sex scene which apparently got cut by the BBFC for the UK release for 'sexual violence' though I struggle to think many could take it seriously.
I will say however the visual side isn't bad, the cinematography is pretty decent overall and Boll does his best John Woo impression in the climax with lots of slow mo gun shooting which is one of the best scenes in the film. Overall this a rather flat thriller that's a little fun and laughable in places, but that's about it. **

Triple 9 (2016)

Here's a little crime thriller with a big ensemble cast that's kind of ok-ish. The acting is solid and it has a good tone and style with a distinct grainy retro look, it's the script itself that lets it down. It feels as though it wasn't all that well-thought out and instead just focused on trying hard to be this gritty,edgy retro style thriller, leaving us with a film that's a little messy. I didn't really fully connect with anyone so I didn't really care much about what was happening with characters and I really struggled to buy into the triple 9 that ended up happening in the film, and If I have trouble buying into something, you know there's a problem.
But like I said performances are still good and there's enough there to keep it somewhat enjoyable, just it could of have been so much better. Not terrible but not that good either. **1/2