I am quite passionate when it comes to movies, and I post passionate reviews.
(Passionate is another word for pretentious)
Pretty solid fun movie. Full of setups and payoffs, which all toe the line between being shoved in your face and being subtle and unmentioned. There's some other "complex" writing techniques included in this movie - the quotation marks are there because yes, there is foreshadowing included in the writing, but it was the most obvious foreshadowing I've ever witnessed.
But solid movie. I had fun.
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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