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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This was a very technically sound film which makes sense for a Marvel director trying to break out with his auteur film. For an action movie with a potentially interesting subject, it's pretty boring. George Clooney and Brad Pitt basically showed up to set and said they're just going to be themselves and act like cool know-it-alls because that's what worked for them when they were young hot guys on the scene. It's just not quite as cool when they're…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
This is going to require a second watch to fully comprehend. I trust that Francis Ford Coppola had intentions in all of the places where there are gaps in my understanding. Because of this I'm inclined to think that the people who dislike this movie simply don't understand it. That's coming from someone who admits I also didn't fully understand it. Is it the responsibility of the filmmaker to make their ideas palatable for their audience? Maybe. But maybe when…