this movie was overall really good. It is so beautifully shot, I was sitting at the edge of my seat, and I found it abrasive, boundary pushing, raw, and violent. There are a few acts in this movie that do SUCH a phenomenal job, and overall the actors do a great job at selling the scene.
However, I do have some really glaring issues.
One, WHY ARE THEY ALL BRITISH?? THIS TAKES PLACE IN GERMANY??? EVEN IF THEY DIDNT DO…
If you can quit for a day, you can quit for a lifetime
This film is the kind that makes you think about your loved ones and the experiences of your past. Throughout this film, I just kept picturing how my grandparents felt losing their son to drug abuse. The performances of everyone involved were perfect. Steve Carrell's masculine stoicism slowly deteriorating through the film, juxtaposed by Amy Ryan's emotional vulnerability showed how different parenting styles influence the addict. Timothee…
This movie was everything wrong with hollywood today. It was unbelievably boring, I felt connected to none of the characters, and the majority of the acting was awful. The Butcher had no good established motive, and the plot felt like a block of swiss cheese.
Instead, this was M Night Shyamalan using his immense influence to platform his daughter's mediocre music career. Her acting was unbelievably terrible, and the long breaks in the movie to show her music just felt…
