He Went That Way

I could tell within the first 30 minute that this was written and directed by children who have no experience in real life. I would guess that their parent paid for their film school education, and they have watched a lot of movies, which they assume would give them the ability to make a movie of their own. But there is nothing original or interesting here. Sorry, boys, you failed. Your characters are false, your story is derivative, and the movie doesn't even have any style. It's such a shame that you wasted the efforts of decent actors like Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi. Time to give up filmmaking and find a real job. I hear Applebee's is hiring.

Movies based on true stories always have my preference, certainly if it's about true crime and serial killers. I had never heard about this story before though, so it was a surprise. They probably embellished the whole story a bit so it felt more fiction than non-fiction. I really doubt that it went like this. That said it was pleasant to watch, mostly because of the good acting from Jacob Elordi and Zachary Quinto. The chimpanzee looked a bit fake but overall it was okay. Not a lot of action considering it's about a serial killer, and a rather slow pace, but still good enough due to the good acting.

Never hearing of this being made and a surprise to see the cast involved, I was definitely disappointed in this watch. The story was very slow, the acting wasn't all there and I don't wanna even talk about Spanky. After a great run in 2023 with "Priscilla" and "Saltburn" I was excited to see the next performance from Jacob Elordi, but this sadly was not one of his best. Leaving Patrick J. Adams to be my favourite part of this film, even with the minor screen time.

I've always been a sucker for crime/thriller films, and after reading the plot summary I was intrigued. But this was very far from a thriller with any suspense, not a single time did I feel nervous for any characters on screen.

Overall probably one of the worst of the entire year and we've just started.

In 1964-based true-tale crime-drama "He Went That Way" mild-mannered down-on-his-luck chimpanzee handler Zachary Quinto picks up hitcher Jacob Elordi... who has deep psychological issues. Events escalate but the two (and Quinto's chimp) form an unlikely yet plausible bond (rubbing off on each other to an extent) as they travel Route 66, thru a series of largely dark encounters (with the likes of Troy Evans). Quinto & Elordi are terrific (no wonder the latter's a rising star), Evan M Wiener's screenplay is original & engaging, and Jeffrey Darling does a fine job bringing it all home in the only movie he ever directed before passing away (RIP). It's a tad different, but it's good.

It is 1964. Jim (Zachary Quinto) is driving across America with a trained monkey. He picks up hitchhiker Bobby (Jacob Elordi).

There is something wrong with Jim. There are red flags flying all over the place and he's just strange. There is something really wrong with him. The monkey may be the most normal folk in that vehicle. From that beginning, I couldn't shake the feeling that it's all very fake. The fact that it took inspiration from a real incident matters very little. By the closing texts, I'm feeling completely lost in the strange characters in weird tones and questionable everything.