are y’all ready for this one???
I still love the substance 😻😻😻
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
sorry in advance for the treatise everyone 😭
okay so… lots of discussions have been had around this movie—its epic score that evokes the literal construction of buildings, Adrien Brody’s masterful performance as László Tóth (deserving every award he’s won), its dazzling cinematography, and the widescreen revival of the long-dormant VistaVision format. And then there’s the 3.5-hour runtime that doesn’t actually feel that long (which I sort of expected—classic epic films often sustain their length far better than many plodding…
what a mercilessly self-pitying slog… would rather watch snails race for 90 mins