I saw Anora last night at the music box in Chicago. I was blessed enough to catch it in 35mm which was magical.
Anora was probably my top 3 most anticipated movie this year based off all the festival praise and just knowing it’s Sean bakers new project. Even with all the hype it met my expectations. I was very worried it would be overhyped and I would be underwhelmed. However, that wasn’t the case at all. It really is…
ASS IS SWEATY HOLY FUCK
Friedkin’s best work hands down. This movie in the cinema would have ripped. There’s actually not a single dull moment in this movie. The desperation just oozes in each character. Roy Scheider has so much emotion and especially demonstrates sadness and fatigue so well. This movie drained me of everything. Absolute masterpiece. The camera work was perfect. The score was intense. The bridge scene took years off of my life. Then my god the walking to the rig scene with scheider was Oscar worthy. Also the ending was just a cherry on top. Friedkin you fucking madman.
Ok this might be one of the greatest movies ever made. It’s at least the best crime detective movie ever right with memories of murder. The pacing in this almost three hour movie is so incredible it only feels like an hour and a half. The tension especially in the basement scene might be the most tense I’ve felt in a movie. The acting is out of this world and the screenplay is perfect. My brother was talking to me…
I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I would. The overall atmosphere of this movie was fun at times but the other times it was not very good. The humor majority of the runtime was not for me and was very cringe. The storyline was very bland to me and just very kindergartner style. It was just very simple which will work for a lot of people but for me with that and the humor being not good…
