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I just can't help but think that the trailer did the premise more justice, which is not something I think I ever said. The trailer is funnier and punchier. The final product is brought down by a length that doesn't fit it's extremely on-the-nose satire, which is too simple to keep fresh for any extended time.
In the first half the humor is frequently cut down by a continuous voice-over that explains the plot and a strangely slow and melancholic…
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Most detective films are about the pleasures of solving a case alongside the detective on screen, but there are exception. There are detective films in which the plot is so complicated that it doesn't matter anymore, like The Big Sleep, which is all about style and attitude. Then there are detective tales that reveal there isn't much of a mystery after all, like The Big Lebowski.
Night Moves uses the genre in a completely different way. We are quickly introduced…
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The synopsis above is completely new to me. It doesn't match the more open one used in The Netherlands. It's literally the only description I have found that explains the predicament. I never thought about a virus for some reason, but it actually makes total sense. It explains the gloves and lack of touching. I feel a bit stupid for not getting it, but I also think this film would have been stronger if that little bit of information was…
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Maybe it's the state of the world, but I almost feel guilty for not liking this. A non-binary, anti-colonial, Afro-futurist musical from Rwanda? Count me in!
But the film itself is just not all that gripping. It has many good ideas for scenes, but nothing really gels. There isn't a consistent visual style outside of its costumes. I would love to say I dig the music, but a lot of it is repeating simple slogans over and over. The politics…
