Thank god, for plucking Ralph Ineson out of obscurity and letting the whole world just indulge in his range, the rasp of his voice, and all the wonderful performances, that he has had the opportunity to receive payment for, and share with us all.
As someone so lacking in any sliver of faith, I find that displays of pure, unquestioning belief and devotion to be as detached from reality as any other surrealism. My fundamentalist agnosticism prevents me from fathoming…
While you certainly get to see some large performances from a cast of varied and talented actors, there are some that stand out more than others and–unfortunately–Adrien Brody’s is not one of them. It is not difficult to imagine how this film would fail to stand on its own feet, were it not for Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones’ contributions. Ultimately, Adrien Brody’s titular Laszlo Toth is a character defined entirely out of the negative space left by the supporting…
Went to see this on a proper screen with good company, and couldn't be happier to have done so. In my own twisted kind of wording, I'd say this is yet another one of those perfect films - one which accomplishes its own demented marriage of sights and sounds, and does so without really hitting a lull or a low spot, which would make you resent the idea of seeing it again. No dreaded "oh yeah, this part". Robert Eggers…
Got shown the full matte open frame 35mm IMAX Christopher Nolan wet dream version of this. This movie is still super rad. Willem Dafoe is acting his ass off, and is tying Kirsten Dunst for most gorgeous person in this film. Real good time.
Whatever Sam Raimi was doing is infinitely more interesting to me than anything done with the character and the genre in general since. I should watch other things written by David Koepp, because this dialogue is like almost respecting my intelligence or something.
