thinking about this for than 5 minutes kinda ruins the whole thing but also like that’s kinda the point.
maybe formulaic, but perfectly cast, and a really tight script. action is great as well, again, nothing particularly groundbreaking but solid and really makes the most of its concept.
if you wanna watch an action comedy and don’t mind some gore, please please please do yourself a favor and watch this instead of captain america. support indie cinema! (even if the lead is a nepo baby!)
If you’re expecting Parasite… don’t. This one is far more in line with Snowpiercer and Okja, but that is by absolutely no means a bad thing, as Bong Joon Ho is once again at the top of his game, providing sharp political commentary through a rich sci-fi world. Robert Pattinson continues to prove he’s one of the best working today, playing both Mickey 17 and 18 with a clear and memorable vision for what makes them different (despite technically being…
Saw this with my friend Connor, whose review was entirely about our bad theater experience with it, and I think that theater experience unfortunately impacted my enjoyment of it.
There’s a lot to like about this film. It’s absolutely gorgeous, the performances are excellent, and the tennis (a sport i am notoriously not fond of) is enthralling.
If I have one qualm with the film itself, it’s that it is far too good at building tension for its own good.…
first off the filmmaking is perfect. no notes. villanueve continues to be one of my absolute favorite directors, the score is fantastic, all of the actors deliver (but esp zendaya imo).
PLUS on top of that it takes some very complex ideas put forward by the book and not only effectively portrays them on screen, it improves the clarity of those ideas by condensing the timeline and narrowing the focus of the story on paul, chani, and jessica. this means…
