Good review Chris- you fill in the details.
You’re right that there’s not enough danger to the cons or the brothers themselves.
Good review Chris- you fill in the details.
You’re right that there’s not enough danger to the cons or the brothers themselves.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
GET ON UP (2014)
Directed by Tate Taylor, this biopic does the Hardest Working Man in Show Business Justice.
I loved this movie. It doesn’t shy away from the unsavoury aspects of James Brown’s life.
No no no- it’s all here, his rough childhood, his mothers’ prostitution, his jail time, his abusiveness towards his wife- it’s warts and all.
But we also get incredible concert moments and performances. Chadwick Boseman deserved an Oscar.
He is James Brown. I had no trouble giving it up for him here.
Makes you want to buy some albums!
Two big thumbs up.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
I remember how frustrating that movie was. But I felt it deserved a thorough going over. Rian Johnson - despite what Oscar said originally - that he didn't like BRICK, the debut that was almost a cult hit - led one to expect a lot more. And he did - he gave us LOOPER, he gave us 84 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (not my thing, but good reviews) and he gave us KNIVES OUT. So BROTHERS BLOOM was sort of a sophomore slump. Now KNIVES OUT ii is on the way next month.
The main problem with it is how artificial it feels.
Rian Johnson has a solid film career, but he drew a lot of ire from Star Wars fans. I still don’t know how he landed that job.
Like you, I won’t watch The Brothers Bloom again. It has no lasting power.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
WARRIOR (2011)
Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior is long but great.
It’s sports drama at its finest, a la Rocky.
Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton turn in great performances as MMA fighters and brothers who ultimately fight each other in “Sparta”, a tournament of champions.
Tom Hardy is actually trained in ju-Jitsu, and Joel passes for an MMA fighter no problem— he’s certainly got the physique.
There is a fair amount of pre-fight family drama, with their father Paddy (a great Nick Nolte).
This is a more polished and heady version of The Fighter.
And like that film, there’s a really happy outcome.
Recommended.
Last edited by Johann; 10-18-2022 at 11:30 PM.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
I listed it in my Best Movies of 2011 list, but I didn't write a review of it - did not engage with it as much as THE FIGHTER and consequently don't remember it as well. THE FIGHTER got better reviews than WARRIOR, in fact - despite WARRIOR's physically impressive leads.Originally Posted by Johann
The Fighter was prime Oscar bait; I feel Warrior could’ve won Oscars uif it came first.
The editing should be singled out too. The fights were more exciting than real MMA fights!
With a couple being VERY satisfying to watch.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
UNFAITHFUL (2002)
Adrian Lyne directed a fine erotic thriller with Unfaithful.
Richard Gere and Diane Lane are fantastic as a married couple where one is unfaithful.
One day Diane bumps into Olivier Martinez on the street on a windy day, scraping her knee.
They end up getting hot and heavy, beginning an affair. She is excited and terrified at the same time that she’ll be found out.
And she is.
Gere goes berzerk after he deduces what’s going on.
He kills Martinez in a rage, making things very interesting….
Loved it.
"Set the controls for the heart of the Sun" - Pink Floyd
I don't know how he landed it either - or why he'd want to. He has talent though and KNIVES OUT is one of the most ingenious and witty puzzle murder pictures ever.
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