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Slowly growing on me more, yet so much in this movie does not work for me. The jokes seem to be off compared to other Star Wars movies. It also seems like Lucasfilm did not really work on an overarching theme and story for this trilogy and just created 2(3?) stand alone movies that mostly tie together because of the same characters. Johnson created a second installment in a trilogy but wrote it like a third and final installment.
Peak Baumbach, like his previous movies he is a master of mixing dramatic scenes together with comedy. Excellent writing, interesting complex characters and impressive acting. Everything I came to expect from him by now.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
An interesting view on capitalism and greed. From the opening Saul Bass credits to the end talking about old Las Vegas vs Disneyland Las Vegas - this movie doesn’t bore me at any moment. However it never completely captures me either like some other movies in Scorsese’s oeuvre. The whole first hour of the movie is pretty much set up with voice overs and little dialogue, an interesting choice. Highlights being the scenes with the cheaters, showing how the casino…