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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Jun 22, 2024 16:37:43 GMT
I dug it. The narrative frame through Faist interviewing Comer didn’t always work for me but the stretches I was immersed in the biker world was great. Much more of a hangout movie chronicling the journey of the club, from origins to self-destructing, than I had anticipating, but I still enjoyed the experience. Would have preferred the characters to be fleshed out a bit more, but Nichols can avoid the need by using Comer’s POV for his story. Lots of great performances throughout, Comer and Butler were solid, and a lot of gem small supporting ones. Hardy’s accent was ridiculous but he worked in the role.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Jun 22, 2024 20:40:59 GMT
I also liked it a good bit. Agreed it could've used a bit more fleshing out with the characters, especially the relationship between Butler and Comer - the first scene they really share after getting together is her telling him to quit the gang, just felt rushed - but I quite enjoyed spending time with the gang and found it interesting the angle the movie took of directly commenting on the exact kind of people who would watch a movie like The Wild One and decide they need to start a biker gang. Whole cast was rock solid. Butler is a legit movie star but Hardy is MVP.
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Post by mhynson27 on Jun 23, 2024 0:48:00 GMT
It was alright, weakest from Nichols.
But I did see it last October, so maybe I should give it another look.
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Post by stephen on Jul 11, 2024 0:29:55 GMT
I quite enjoyed it. Hardy and Comer are best in show. Butler's charisma is off the charts here but Benny is the least interesting character by far in the story. Nichols has also assembled an impressive collection of that guys, but come on, no room for Shea Whigham?
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Post by Barbie on Jul 11, 2024 17:25:17 GMT
I haven't seen this yet, but are there any awards prospects for my girl Jodie? ![:iloveu:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/UGAf7oTgrfqTraTpcIEe.gif)
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Jul 11, 2024 17:27:27 GMT
I haven't seen this yet, but are there any awards prospects for my girl Jodie? ![:iloveu:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/UGAf7oTgrfqTraTpcIEe.gif) She's good, but nope.
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Post by Barbie on Jul 11, 2024 17:29:39 GMT
I haven't seen this yet, but are there any awards prospects for my girl Jodie? ![:iloveu:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/UGAf7oTgrfqTraTpcIEe.gif) She's good, but nope. I was afraid of that
One day...
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Post by pupdurcs on Jul 11, 2024 19:44:35 GMT
Solid film. Feels too slight to be an awards contender. Hardy is best in show, Comer gives an immaculate performance as a pretty irritating character, and Butler works wonders with and incredible screen presence and charisma, with a character that's very much a reactive, monosyllabic cypher. Guy is a movie star.
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Post by JangoB on Jul 13, 2024 2:38:32 GMT
Easily my favorite Jeff Nichols film so far... which still doesn't make it great but at least bumps it up from the plane of mediocrity. Stealing the Goodfellas format for telling the story proves to be a blessing for Nichols because all he has to do is fill it with good scenes and not fuck it up. He manages. Moreover, he taps into something interesting by juxtaposing the unspoken romantic dream shared by the initial club members with the realities of what being in such a club entails. Watching the ethereal promise of that dream be gradually destroyed is especially painful because Nichols's depiction of The Vandals is less about crazy shenanigans and more about men channeling whatever they have going on within them into this collective search for a sense of belonging. I'm sure an even better, more impactful film could've been made out of this... but what we have here is darn solid too. A lot of that is thanks to the colorful ensemble with Tom Hardy being the MVP, crazy voice and all (it's certainly fascinating, and you get used to it very quickly).
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Post by Pasquale on Aug 18, 2024 20:54:06 GMT
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