This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
They Robert Pattinson-ified Gollum.
I am very pro Robert Pattinson.
Didn’t really need the Trump impression to get the message. A little overwritten and heavy handed in a way that turned me off. A bit more down the middle than I would have expected from Bong Joon-Ho. Enjoyed it but not my favorite.
The nicest thing I have to say about this movie is that it got me interested in the subject matter and I’d like to go read more about it.
Otherwise, it didn’t really do anything for me as a piece of art. The acting was fine but I wasn’t blown away. The emotional hooks didn’t get to me. The double epilogue dragged for me more than it gave me additional insight into the story or characters.
As the credits rolled I thought to myself “I will probably never think about this film again” and I guess that’s the most damning thing I can say about it.
A movie about brutalism without a mention of Boston City Hall is like a cannoli with no filling for me.
So many big swings! Not all hits but I’d rather the movie at least take the swings. Such an interesting contrast of beauty and pain, how they interact and inform each other.
The first act really worked for me, the second act less so. Did not mind intermission. Second act was still quite good but missed the mark in some…
