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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
"‘What scares me most in life?’ And the answer was not ghosts, monsters, or zombies. What scares me the most is real life, a cruel destiny, the bad luck that any of us can have, and the terrible things that can happen to us in life." --Caye Casas in an interview for Variety Magazine.
The other day I almost stepped in front of a truck, and was pulled back just in time by a friend, a moment away from certain…
Even if it wasn't so good it would have been worth it just to see Glen Howerton at Peak Asshole. He truly is a gift to this film and should also get more credit for his scenes when he's not screaming at tech nerds.
Excellent pacing, rhythmic editing, canny script, strong visual style, brilliant electronic score (the soundtrack picks are great too-Slint?!) result in compelling storytelling from start to finish. Unlike the floundering characters, this movie really knows what it is and what it's doing.
My Dad letting me watch this movie way too young because it's his favourite movie is the reason I got into horror. Indelible images of course are the Gary Olman flashback, the poetic and gnarly af fate of the doomed Italian detective, and Ray Liotta with a haircut. I obsessed over these scenes in my imagination for years. Watched it again recently to see if it lives up to the memory and I'm happy to say it does, if it is a little silly. Cursed by the shadow of its predecessor; it's a very different kind of movie and inferior but a lot more fun.
Only part I dont like more every time I watch it is when they throw the Sadé album. Perfect movie otherwise.