nachoberggren

Tense watch. It really had me on the edge of the seat the whole time.

It did feel they had to cram in a lot of setpieces for a 150 min watch. The editing sometimes felt very fast paced as it cut from moments you'd expect to hold on. I wonder if leaving some stuff out would've helped that.

Regardless it's a fantastic film that makes you feel a lot. It's tragic and frustrating, with some moments making you feel incredibly uncomfortable. It made you just feel disgust in a way I've never felt before.

The cast is so good. So many A-listers that did a brilliant job. I enjoyed the chemistry the actors had with eachother.

I think the film portrayed the divide of America during the 1980s, even continuing until today. The cancer of racism is so apparent in this film, but it also brings up the subconscious side of it. How we're raised, what we're taught, how our eyes can't see past things that's been embedded within us, projecting that as prejudices and hatred. The ending sequence was the nail on the head.

A really captivating watch. Great mix of archive footage and interview material to create one of the best football documentaries I've seen.

I liked it was not only about football, it was about politics and the importance of football in Brazil. It's a great way to create conflict but also tension in the story.

I learnt a lot about Pelé but I wish there was more to learn about him as a person. I feel the documentary did not take a inside view of Pelé, but rather looking from the outside. It was more about the impact of Pelé in most cases which of course needs to be included.

I've seen some other football documentaries and this one is by far the best one I've seen.

So impressive. The one-shot technique is such a well utilised tool to keep you on your edge. The format is perfect for this type of high-intensity pace making no scene feel empty or without motive. The camera follows characters with their own seperate storyline detailing commonalities of how it is in the service industry. Some customers wanted me to pull my hair out. The camera somehow links back to the main storyline so seamlessly you miss it. What's impressed me is the story structure it was still able to lead. There were many ebbs and flows creating such a dynamic film that never feels like a drag.

Somehow the film held that suspension of disbelief throughout it's runtime when there could have been so many mistakes.

Acting is phenomenal. Everyone is spot on. Vinette Robinson is incredibly captivating, and Stephen Graham plays the talented flawed head-chef brilliantly. All other actors still got to show what they can do somehow despite the restrictions.

Lighting was very naturalistic and obviously imperfect which only supplemented the story. It all felt real, very real which was crucial to sell this type of story.

One-shot films are incredible achievements, nonetheless a "true" one-shot but this film truly pushed its limits.