A really harrowing 30 minutes that turns into a pretty lame sick joke. Would’ve worked better as a short, but there are several images I’ll never forget.
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Left me feeling sick and angry, and not in the ways intended I’m sure. Seemed to completely bypass how rape affects its victims, instead deciding to create a revenge thriller around how an event shaped the friend (Carey Mulligan) of a victim. This leads to what is essentially a thinly sketched caricature that’s less defined by who her friend was/what her friend represented, and more about getting catharsis at one’s own expense.....
.....EXCEPT, that catharsis never comes when the movie…
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Anatomy of a Fall 2023
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Engaging, venomous, and surprising. People might knock the ending but I think it’s what I liked the most. The way it subverts the idea that a verdict like that means smooth sailing. The fallout can be worse than the buildup; and I don’t think most court room dramas with this kind of ending understand that. Sandra Hüller is of course tremendous, as is Milo Machado Graner’s subtle, affecting work.
Could not get over how much the prosecutor looked like French Mikey Day.
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