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Post by hi224 on Nov 4, 2019 3:46:36 GMT
love it.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Nov 4, 2019 16:53:28 GMT
Solid flick, though it dragged a bit at times. Surprised it got made in all honesty. It didn't really occur to me that it wasn't actually about anything until I tried to explain the plot to my wife. Definitely more of a character driven story, though nobody oozes charisma in this one. Norton does a great job and the mystery drives the movie forward but ultimately underwhelms as far as reveals go. I enjoyed the ambiguity of it all. There aren't any real 'heroes' in the story and in the end (spoilers ahead) they can't stop the villain from doing what he's going to do. Everyone sort of gets on with their life, roll credits.
Every once in a while a film like this comes out, and I understand why it failed at the box office even if I think it's a solid viewing experience.
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Post by hi224 on Nov 5, 2019 17:02:09 GMT
Solid flick, though it dragged a bit at times. Surprised it got made in all honesty. It didn't really occur to me that it wasn't actually about anything until I tried to explain the plot to my wife. Definitely more of a character driven story, though nobody oozes charisma in this one. Norton does a great job and the mystery drives the movie forward but ultimately underwhelms as far as reveals go. I enjoyed the ambiguity of it all. There aren't any real 'heroes' in the story and in the end (spoilers ahead) they can't stop the villain from doing what he's going to do. Everyone sort of gets on with their life, roll credits. Every once in a while a film like this comes out, and I understand why it failed at the box office even if I think it's a solid viewing experience. I guess it also took around 20 years of development which is nuts! Norton probably could've gotten this made quicker if he hadn't burned bridges at all.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 25, 2021 5:17:33 GMT
I enjoyed it. Can't call it 'great' exactly but it's a solid enough mystery-drama that has shades of L.A. Confidential to it.
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Post by hi224 on Jan 25, 2021 12:18:42 GMT
I enjoyed it. Can't call it 'great' exactly but it's a solid enough mystery-drama that has shades of L.A. Confidential to it. Am I perhaps the only one who was perplexed by the conclusion? Why let Lionel get away with that culmination of his respective story arc? He knew so much already. |
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Post by politicidal on Jan 25, 2021 16:45:36 GMT
I enjoyed it. Can't call it 'great' exactly but it's a solid enough mystery-drama that has shades of L.A. Confidential to it. Am I perhaps the only one who was perplexed by the conclusion? Why let Lionel get away with that culmination of his respective story arc? He knew so much already. I thought about that too. I felt maybe there was a weariness to Baldwin’s character. While not necessarily expressing regret after that big speech, but perhaps he took Norton at his word and wanted things to die quietly. Big mistake. |
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Post by hi224 on Jan 25, 2021 17:35:29 GMT
Am I perhaps the only one who was perplexed by the conclusion? Why let Lionel get away with that culmination of his respective story arc? He knew so much already. I thought about that too. I felt maybe there was a weariness to Baldwin’s character. While not necessarily expressing regret after that big speech, but perhaps he took Norton at his word and wanted things to die quietly. Big mistake. Also yeah Bruce might be apathetic nowadays, but feasibly if all he was going to do was show up for a paycheck, why not cast someone like Pitt as Minna, not to mention Pitt could help raise capital to get the whole movie made, and develop Minna more as a character so we get the added weight of the whole death as well.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 25, 2021 17:44:45 GMT
I thought about that too. I felt maybe there was a weariness to Baldwin’s character. While not necessarily expressing regret after that big speech, but perhaps he took Norton at his word and wanted things to die quietly. Big mistake. Also yeah Bruce might be apathetic nowadays, but feasibly if all he was going to do was show up for a paycheck, why not cast someone like Pitt as Minna, not to mention Pitt could help raise capital to get the whole movie made, and develop Minna more as a character so we get the added weight of the whole death as well. I honestly liked Willis as Minna. He has that old-timey Hollywood actor look about him and his manner of speaking fit the noir vibe.
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