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One of Clint’s best

posted 2 months ago by Melton (5030)
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This is definitely top-tier Clint, and it’s ironic that a film about justice was done a grotesque injustice by Warner who gave it a criminally tiny theatrical ‘run’.

Christ, watching this film was like oxygen to a drowning man - a mature legal thriller for adults 🙏🏻

Unfortunately it takes a 94 year old living legend to get this kind of film, which was being cranked out several times a year in the 90’s, even made in today’s shitty collapsing world.

Everything is done to perfection. It’s really a Hitchcockian thriller - a guy has a secret we share and we watch as the walls close in. He has an escape route but it will come at a terrible price. We’re emotionally and psychologically with him all the way as he tries to navigate an impossible predicament. Modern movies feel like screensavers by comparison.

Rich ideas underpin a rock-solid script and sturdy direction. The fantastic cast all bring it - Hoult, Collette (reuniting after About A Boy 22 years ago), Simmons, Kiefer, Deutch.

Woke? Not a trace of it. It was so refreshing to see a new film that respected one’s intelligence and didn’t feel the need to push some vile retarded agenda.

This may well be Clint’s last and, if so, I wish he had appeared in it. Oh well, it’s testament to his talent that he doesn’t need to rely on his legendary star power. He’s a great artist and this film showcases that.

As for Warner… first Nolan, now Clint? That studio can go suck a fat dick 🖕🏻

[–] MichaelJPollock (784) 2 months ago

Well, didn't think it possible, but you made we wanna see this even more...
Reading you, I'd encourage you to seek out William Friedkin's last film "The Cain Mutiny Court-Martial" which came out last year, is also a courtroom drama, also features Kiefer Sutherland, has zero hint of nonsensical leftist radical politics and is also a fantastical final film in the carrier of one of the greatest filmmakers. Simple, radical, short, extremely effective, and one of the best endings and cut to black of recent memory.

[–] Melton (5030) 2 months ago

Thanks, I’ll hunt that down. Criminal that I’ve only just heard about Friedkin’s final film.

Great films by legendary directors dumped into streaming while theatres are dying. Fuck Hollywood.

[–] MichaelJPollock (784) 2 months ago

Indeed. Let us know what you think if you get round to watching it.

That being said, part of me thinks it's not all on Hollywood and that we have the cinema we deserve. What passes for cinema critics these days is often mere (uninformed) opinion, cinephiles are a dying breed, and lot's of filmgoers are film-illiterate and undemanding.

[–] liscarkat (19031) 2 months ago

The silver lining, for fans, of it getting a crappy theatrical release is that it's more likely to be available streaming at a reasonable price sooner.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8822) 2 months ago

I think it lands on Max next month.

[–] TheArgentinian (7205) a month ago

It's an alright TV movie.

[–] TheEndIsNigh (476) a month ago

That's exactly what it looked like to me.

[–] Melton (5030) a month ago

Have you seen it?

[–] TheHardSell (1924) 3 days ago

Direct to TV!

[–] Melton (5030) 3 days ago

Have you seen it?

[–] RoloTony (1316) 3 days ago

Agreed. It falls apart pretty quickly. 5/10 on a good day.

[–] greentimemusic (1130) a month ago

You're only saying it's not woke because it's Clint. There was plenty of wokeness in it. Sorry to inform you, but you enjoyed a woke movie. I hope this doesn't turn you gay.

[–] Melton (5030) a month ago

A very woke and gay comment 👆🏻

[–] Boricanator (1458) 5 days ago

Not even remotely one of Clint’s best.

Even The Mule was better.

[–] Melton (5030) 5 days ago

Fail.

[–] TheHardSell (1924) 3 days ago

3/10