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An entertaining and tense murder mystery thriller here, one which uses its sound design to the fullest as it tells its story
Jack was a great lead, De Palma's directing is unmatched and the film offers some great social commentary, but a lot of the other characters leave something to be desired and the ending, while poignant, felt a little lacking
This movie is really a great example of "show, don't tell" but it can take it a little too far at times
This is just a really well-made movie
Everything from the story, performances, pacing, character work, action... everything just works like well oiled machine
It's not bogged down by too much CGI, it's not too quippy and has moments of sincerity, the fantasy aspect is well done... I was just having fun for the entire runtime of the film
I'm glad we got a fantasy movie this good in this day and age because I struggle to think of the last…
I actually did my thesis on this film's pre-production and my name was even in the credits so I think I somewhat owe to share some of my thoughts about this film to the director and producer, whom I personally interviewed; hell, I know the director from work
First off, this film looks amazing. The director did tell me that he wanted to get a good cinematographer for this film and it SHOWS. The shots in this film are gorgeous,…
Quite possibly the best video game movie of all time, based on my favorite game too