Timotay was very solid and credible and the music was great but there’s not even attempt to transcend the standard, worn out biopic formula
If you didn’t know who Bob Dylan was before, the movie would be very unenjoyable
The shadow of Walk Hard looms large and bears a heavy weight. Sadly there’s just a teaspoon of sand given to attempt to even the seesaw
Dictionary definition of the 70s “obsessed anti hero fights against the system” movies. Can do a marathon with it, the conversation, the french connection and the spiritually 70s movie, Blowout.
Love a movie that is willing to rip the rug out of an audience and tell you to gfys
I wouldn’t be surprised to move this up half a star but its pacing can be a bit of a vibe killer. Jack Nicholson with the nose bandage is GOATed tho
Hard not to express that i am a little disappointed
Fury Road is one of the apex’s of modern cinema and this just simply wasn’t. It can’t be. Maybe that’s my fault for comparing the two in this way but the movie itself also begs this exact comparison
I think elements of the plot felt very muddled, not sure on how to treat certain characters and relationships. The extra long pre pre prologue also felt very unnecessary
That said, I…
I am just going to splatter all my thoughts here and try to keep some kind of order, just like the film.
First of all, this movie didn’t deserve to flop and may one day go down as a cult masterpiece by one of the most brilliant filmmakers of his generation. If it does, I won’t be able to say I told-you-so but at least I told you it was possible.
This should have been my favorite movie of the…
