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Excellent Performances All Around

posted 3 years ago by spacecomedy (2047)
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Kudos to Segal, Plemmons, Lily Collins and Omar Leyva.

Glad to see Netflix has taken up the torch of making adult dramas like this since the legacy studios seem to have largely abandoned them.

A good film has a timeless quality and watching this I imagined it could have been made in just about any decade. In the 40s and 50s, one could have cast Bogart as the thief, Lee J. Cobb as the CEO, Hedy Lamarr as the wife, and Anthony Quinn as the gardener.

Food in Films: The scene where Segal decides to compare the taste of a fresh picked orange to the orange juice was clever.

[–] alex321 (66) 3 years ago

This was a pleasant surprise. The premise looked interesting but it actually ended up better than I expected.

[–] DrRed (536) 3 years ago

Good job mentioning the barely-in-it gardener. You checked off that box, making your post safe from criticism by including "The Message".

[–] spacecomedy (2047) 3 years ago

What is "The Message"?

I thought the Gardener part was pretty important since what happens with him dramatically impacts the story.

If you're talking about the Gardener's race/ethnicity, I don't think that really matters. He could have been any race/ethnicity and it wouldn't have changed things. He was obviously a hard working fellow who cared about his family and there's examples of that in every race/ethnic group.

[–] acidraindrop (3055) 2 years ago

Whoa, hadn't heard about this movie. Sounds intriguing. Should add it to the list.

[–] spacecomedy (2047) 2 years ago

Worth a watch. One of my 2022 favorites.

[–] SyphiliticHobbit (367) 2 years ago

Really enjoyed this. Thanks for the recommendation.