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Could the production not afford lights? Arri weeps.


Or know how to open the lens a couple of F stops? Good movie despite viewers needing a flashlight to see the damn thing.

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Wow, I had no problem, and I'm the first person to complain about things being too dark.


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I'm a big fan of film noir and dark lighting to convey 'mood' and for 'effect'. The poor lighting of this film does neither! In some scenes it was hard to determine if it was night or day.

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No, I read the gritty darkness was deliberate. Overcast looks different and organic, this looked forced and digital in nature...

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What you see (and have seen) is what you get -- and have!

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What are you 12? Who comes to a comment post section of a web site such as this with such base stupid comments? Don't even bother to answer.

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What you see (and have seen) is what you get -- and have!

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As your responses are becoming more personal, and increasingly less and less useful I am putting you on 'ignore'. Others may consider that option as well. Thank you.

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What you see (and have seen) is what you get -- and have!

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Saw it this morning and the light levels were fine.

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I saw it today and the lighting looked perfectly fine to me, I could see everything. I can only think that perhaps it was projected badly where the OP saw it.

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The lighting was ok, I can make out what is going on. I'm glad the movie is not shaky like The Lincoln Lawyer or any of those Tony Scott's movies (Unstoppable etc).


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