This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Summary:
Perfectly dark, enjoyable grim, tastefully gory.
Cinematography:
There are a handful of excellent framings that help reinforce
how Transylvania is ethereal and dream-like and those effects follow the Count as he makes his way to Wisborg.
Dark when it should be dark, light where there should be light. No complaints.
Two shots vying for my favorite are 1) Thomas riding out of town (oh god, the colors are just sublime) and 2) the carriage in the dark forest as…
Thematically consistent and brilliant camera work.
Several brilliant visual and narrative hooks keep pulling you through the life of Oppenheimer as we follow his highs and lows throughout his later life. The film does an excellent job portraying the complex mind at work behind the stoic facade of Oppenheimer, especially provided the background of American Prometheus as the rough basis for the screenplay.
Going into the film, I was surprised it was three hours; I only looked at my watch…
Perfectly enjoyable chapter of the Wick series. This is the most the films have felt Bond-esque, with an extremely over-the-top lead villain played by Skarsgard as the evil cherry on top. The one major departure is the more comedic tilt to the “physical comedy” bits of John Wick’s violence.
