the scenes on the lonely beach looking out to sea are quite beautiful. that sentinel fisherman whose face we don't see, then later the way the woman reaches out toward the distance!
also, a legitimately moving performance by whoever plays the bearded foreground corpse
During the movie, i was in full-on conspiracy mode spotting actors from the British Isles. I knew going in that Liam Neeson was the star, obviously, but then my suspicions were immediately raised when I noticed his son was clearly a british guy failing to do an american accent. And then Sam Neill showed up as the police captain, then Andy Nyman as a guy, then Florence Pugh as a millenial, then Colin McFarlane as a conductor, then Clem Fandango…
This is a romance movie about a very hot guy. He wears tight jeans and a tank top when he's not taking all his clothes off. He doesn't care about any of his responsibilities but that doesn't matter - despite failing in music school he sings songs that becomes the foundation of the soundtrack. He has some kind of erotic connection with his motorcycle, which is hot. He stays friends with his ex, which is always a good sign, and…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Part of my reading of this movie, noted here mainly for my own reference:
When Gloria's big climactic speech started I felt uncomfortable. Was everything really going to be solved via a big speech, a speech moreover that was simply about realizing the problems of patriarchal society and the way that they relate to women's selfhood?
It is certainly useful to recognize the ways in which society sets up all these impossible contradictory expectations for women. It's necessary to recognize…
