Marion Cotillard is extremely believable in this both caring and brutal film. Pretty unique for a film to cover the reclaiming of one’s life after losing both legs, and to also deal in the world of illegal fight clubs.
Extra 1/2 star for Springsteen’s State Trooper and the B-52’s Love Shack.
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The End of Violence 1997
I love Wim Wenders, but I’d stick with the actual Edward Hopper Nighthawks painting and any number of other Directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson or Robert Altman for a better film critique of SoCal movie culture. This kind of drags and the dialog doesn’t always land, sounding like a bad Philip Marlowe narrative.
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He Who Gets Slapped 1924
At a mere 72 minutes, HE WHO GETS SLAPPED still feels like a grand epic, full of betrayal, personal struggle, pathos, tragedy, revenge, noble sacrifice, terror, and doomed love. Not at all surprising this is based on a Russian play as all of the above elements are the very definition of Russian literature and art.
The film has a stunning cast of silent era greats: John Gilbert, Nora Shearer, the MGM Lion himself (seriously), and towering above them all, at…
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