He needs me, he needs me, he-needs-me
Barry Egan’s work is mysterious and important.
It’s not just A+ Sandler and A+ PSH, it’s A+ Emily Watson, absolutely impossible to picture a different actress or a different performance. Seeing it in a theater also brought a whole new level of appreciation for the camera-work, PTA is on fire start to finish (and Brion too obviously). Absolutely rips, essentially perfect.
Fun and good and good and fun! Great mix of breezy rewatchability and genuine plot and thematic intrigue.
That’s more like it David Koepp! Easily the best of the three Soderbergh + Koepp collaborations, I can forgive Koepp now for his uneven & aggravating script for Presence inhibiting that film’s potential. Awesomely constructed, minimal contrivances, and Soderbergh and cast nail the execution.
Fun spy thriller with genuine relationship heat is certainly the primary mode of Black Bag, but don’t sleep on…
“I'm not gonna debate you, Jerry. I'm not gonna sit here and debate.”
Have a gig in Brainerd tomorrow night, hoping it’s less eventful than the true events that happened in Brainerd depicted here in Fargo.
First time seeing it in a theater (a fun Team Deakins interview and Q&A preceded the movie, meaning a packed house), and man does it really shine on the big screen, and fun to laugh along with a full crowd. Chills just from the…
The glossiest History Channel flick of 2024 (60% complimentary 40% derogatory).
It’s straight A’s across the board for commitment to the bit, and this much immersiveness and sincerity will almost always curry favor from me, even if some of the choices made worked less well than others. But even more pertinent to me is the sense that this was just missing an ingredient & seasoning or two that could’ve elevated this to something that would’ve really stuck with me. That said, regardless of my enjoyment (even if I’d hated it), glad movies like this can still exist!
