Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I enjoyed this film a lot considering I didn’t know what I was expecting. It was a recommendation from a friend and I had no context as to what the movie was about. And I’m glad it was that way because it definitely left me to enjoy every twist and turn in the film. Al Pacino and De Niro as rivals who share very similar qualities was not something I was expecting to enjoy so much. These two incredible actors…
Wow, what a film. Not only was I engaged the entire time but I was excited to see where the story was going. Every argument, every flashback, every subplot focusing on Kendall’s murder we’re stimulating, like a visual caffeine. It’s also the fact I could not predict where the story was going. At first, see the dynamic in the jury room, I thought “oh it’s 12 Angry Men all over again” but no. The stakes felt so much greater because…
I watched this film on the plane ride back home from my trip. I am not one who enjoys being emotional in front of others but by the end of this movie, I had to turn my head towards the window because the tears were falling. Beautiful.
Great film, as much as I started to hate the plot because of that godforsaken ‘Hoppy,’ it actually turned around and I believe this was a captivating and exhilarating art piece. The acting was phenomenal, McCavoy could do no wrong as Paddy (well except all the explicit wrongdoings), and his “family” were just *chefs kiss.* Their fake family was a true counterpart to Ben and Louise’s family, which made them learn more ab oh themselves and how to grow from this experience. ANT IS THE HERO.