Just a damn good time at the movies, no two ways about it. Very romantic, very sexy, in subtle and real ways. This mainly comes to the forefront in the performances, where Fassbender, Blanchett, and Regé-Jean Page particularly stand out.
There's a lot of fun in how it plays with the nature of trust, faith, and lies. How do these things shape our relationships, for good and for ill? How do you find trust in a profession built on secrecy?…
On the rewatch what really sticks out to me is how tightly written the script is. This is a masterclass in moment-to-moment tension. It takes every beat of every scene and completely wrings the thrills out of it like so many drops of sewage water. This is the whole concession of the 2nd act and it works masterfully. My lovely partner, for whom it was their first time watching, was repeatedly shaking their head with anxiety. That's a good thing!…
An absolute haymaker of cinematic art. This is a DEBUT FEATURE?!? It's an absolute travesty what Amazon has done with the release of this. Can't wait to see what else RaMell Ross can do and how this feels on a rewatch.
