Was on the edge of my seat for this whole
movie. Really gripping and tense. The fact it was a true story just made the whole thing more horrifying, especially when they used the real footage.
Both the story and a 90 minute feature are both miracles in their own right. Nice to have a movie without tropes, messages or action, just a story and cinema.
Also, the sea is fucking terrifying
All Hail Denzel Washington. What a performance.
In regards to Mescal, he had some HUGE ass boots to fill and in my opinion they fit as snug as clown shoes. He looked bored. Little emotion and little gravitational or emotional pull to his performance for me.
As a big Gladiator fan, I did like the tickle of nostalgia I received from parts of the movie, but the ending was a luke warm anti-climax. How Lucius nearly lost to Macrinus at…
