Bong Joon-ho is probably one of my favorite filmmakers working rn, though, my favorite work of his has always been his more serious films. Mickey 17 is definitely not one of those.
I think the film is a lot of fun, the preformances are some of the most ridiculous and insane I've seen in a while, which is a huge positive for the film. It kept it super engaging.
I think the big misstep of the film comes from the…
I was scared this film would be a bit gimmicky, and to an extent, it kind of is, though, it would probably be worse of it wasn't shot the way it was. It does, however, create some major problems, specifically in the edit. I understand that they couldn't cut it like a normal film, but cutting to black between scenes did not flow at all and was extremely distracting.
The film is basically just a character drama. I don't know…
This film was one of my most anticipated of the year. Everything i had seen and read about looked amazing, and the reaction to it, even by people I know, were all incredible. Now after seeing it, I have to ask myself, what am I missing?
Over the past couple years, there has been an interesting conversation about runtime, which, The Brutalist, at just about 3 hours 40, found itself in. Personally, I will never criticize a film for its…
This film is really banking on the fact that you care a lot about the first gladiator film, because the script does literally nothing to make you care about anyone or anything thats happening in this one. Ride that nostalgia train i guess 🤷
