The East (2013)

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, right from the start, I actually really struggled to care about the damned thing. It’s too bad because the subject matter was actually super interesting. Indeed, I always found strange that there is no eco-terrorism groups nowadays while, in the 70’s, we did have some violent leftist groups around the world so it was pretty cool to see a movie focusing on such a group, even if it doesn’t really exist. Unfortunately, the approach was just way too heavy-handed though. For example, the worst scene was probably when the main character grabbed an old apple from a trashcan just to make a point ” read more