Movie Review Thread

[Montmorency]

Baby Driver was a freaking amazing movie. A definite must-see I think. Plus its set in my hometown so it was great seeing some familiar locations!

Solid action film, but I have to agree with certain reviewers that it does not come up to the quality and joy of some of Edgar Wright's other films, and that the romance component as it was detracted from the film. You get a mild creeping disappointment as you move past the first half-hour, which was the most promising part.

[B]Dunkirk

I realize my review is not shared by many critics or movie-goers. Maybe the movie is too deep for my feeble brain to appreciate or too artsy-fartsy for my tastes. Ever since I saw Dunkirk, I've been playing it around in my head, hoping that something will click and it's brilliance will be revealed to me. Alas, that hasn't happened. Writing this review hasn't helped either, but rather solidified my thoughts that it was a big disappointment.

I might see it on vaunted IMAX sometime, but I can't help rolling my eyes at hearing that Nolan is a picture-show elitist who doesn't seem to understand that the modality of the big-screen and the little-screen are not categorically different to the point that even in the age of powerful monitors and streaming capacity old-school inconveniences to the viewer should just be swallowed and 'appreciated' because it is teh troo art.

[Hooahguy]

Solid action film, but I have to agree with certain reviewers that it does not come up to the quality and joy of some of Edgar Wright's other films, and that the romance component as it was detracted from the film. You get a mild creeping disappointment as you move past the first half-hour, which was the most promising part.

Not so sure I would agree. I think the romance part drove the story forward in the sense that it seemed to be a major reason he bailed on the botched job in the first place.

[Montmorency]

Not so sure I would agree. I think the romance part drove the story forward in the sense that it seemed to be a major reason he bailed on the botched job in the first place.

It's not the internal consistency, but how it played out in the movie. They could have shown us something else to drive the narrative.

[Hooahguy]

It's not the internal consistency, but how it played out in the movie. They could have shown us something else to drive the narrative.

Like what? The whole storyline felt very smooth, and the music they used was fantastic as well.

[Montmorency]

Like what? The whole storyline felt very smooth, and the music they used was fantastic as well.

That's up to the creators of course, but we might have been better off for example cutting the waitress or reducing her to a bit character and giving the foster dad an arc. The interactions we saw between the two young people were the least engaging parts, and in the end she wasn't even developed as a character.

[Hooahguy]

Eh, I liked all the scenes with the waitress, though I do agree that I wish there was more of the foster dad. I really liked him.

I also saw Dunkirk today, and I echo some of the sentiments that @Gregoshi mentioned. Had I not known that the various scenes took place at different times going into the movie, I would have been pretty confused. And like Gregoshi said, the land portions felt weaker compared to the other parts.

But beyond that, the movie nailed it on so many other aspects. The feeling of utter hopelessness and desperation was present throughout the movie. The cinematography was fantastic. The music was really excellent, and I was on the edge of my seat during the whole movie. Definitely glad I saw this movie, and seeing it in IMAX was very immersive as well.

[Fragony]

A lot of mixed reactions, also in the press. Will have to see it for myself I guess, it doesn't sound like a waste of time

edit, now that I know who made it it's #1 on my must-watcb list. Not surprised if it has amazing music, Interstellar and Inception had amazing music as well and he always works with the same guy