Surprisingly good made-for-Netflix thriller which had me on the edge of my beanbag for at least an hour. The side stories are corny and formulaic but this is a really good thriller.
It reminded me (slightly) of “The Commuter” with Liam Neeson, nothing unexpected, but genuine menace and thrills.
Great acting, great characterisation, great music and it tells the story - but I came away thinking “so what”?
Bob D hits New York and it’s clear real fast that he’s an amazing songwriter - yep, Bob Dylan is an amazing songwriter. He drifts through relationships with women, he seems pretty indifferent to (including Joan Baez) and his relationships with men, like Pete Seeger, seem pretty transactional.
The three things that come through are that (a) Bob is an arrogant…
I am Davidius Johnius XXius, buyer of an IMAX ticket, watcher of a mediocre sequel, purchaser of an oatmilk hot chocolate and I shall have my vengeance, in this review or the next.
All the great acting and breathtaking set pieces cannot rescue a film that was doomed from the backroom- where is the narrative, context, backstory, buildup, plot, emotional impact etc etc. How any exec could watch this and say “OK guys - this is ready to rock” is…
I’ve given this 5 stars but it’s more 4.5 as, by any measure, this is about 20 mins too long.
Mikey Madison plays Anora, a sex worker/dancer who marries a client, the childlike son of a very wealthy Russian family. Vanya likes to party, hard, and he, Ani + his crew party all the way to Vegas where he and Ani get married. The family does not approve and things go very wrong.
I loved the film, and Mikey certainly…
