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First off, it definitely wouldn't take as much work, coordination and or as many people to carry out a pipeline bombing. Secondly, even if you blew up a major continental US pipeline, there are redundancies or workarounds in place such that disruptions could be minimized and production resumed within a month. Not saying it wouldn't be incredibly inconvenient, or that some communities/cities wouldn't be hit harder than others, but still.
There are too many characters, most of whom have no depth or development. So this is a procedural, not a character study, that's fine. It's just that I read so much critical hype for it that I was extremely disappointed in the film for that, and other, reasons.
Another thing is that it just doesn't seem all that well produced. The shots and sequences, while reasonably "tense" just don't look like they're happening in the real world. And if this was an intentional "device" designed to make a different point, well it went over my head.
Adding to the unreality is that much of it is allegedly set in West Texas. It's incredibly obvious that NONE of this movie was filmed there. There are no mountains in the Permian Basin, at least nothing like the mountains in this film that look to be in California or Nevada.
I give this a 5 simply for it being competent movie making and the story flowed pretty well (despite for it being boring, unless you're into contrived and unbelievable scenarios which tend to detract from my engagement).
Not understanding the high marks from critics and reviewers especially since most of them don't justify the 8, 9 and 10 stars they're giving it through explanation in their reviews.
There are too many characters, most of whom have no depth or development. So this is a procedural, not a character study, that's fine. It's just that I read so much critical hype for it that I was extremely disappointed in the film for that, and other, reasons.
Another thing is that it just doesn't seem all that well produced. The shots and sequences, while reasonably "tense" just don't look like they're happening in the real world. And if this was an intentional "device" designed to make a different point, well it went over my head.
Adding to the unreality is that much of it is allegedly set in West Texas. It's incredibly obvious that NONE of this movie was filmed there. There are no mountains in the Permian Basin, at least nothing like the mountains in this film that look to be in California or Nevada.
I give this a 5 simply for it being competent movie making and the story flowed pretty well (despite for it being boring, unless you're into contrived and unbelievable scenarios which tend to detract from my engagement).
Not understanding the high marks from critics and reviewers especially since most of them don't justify the 8, 9 and 10 stars they're giving it through explanation in their reviews.
First off what the heck is up with "THE IMAX 2-D EXPERIENCE" when I search "Doctor Sleep" on IMDB? I haven't even heard of this movie playing in IMAX and that's not the actual title of the film. This promotional nonsense is out of hand. Shame on you, IMDB.
Since I can come back and edit this, let me just say this for now - You can wait to stream this film. It's not worth a trip to the cinema unless you're a huge SK fan or really got into the novels "The Shining" and "Doctor Sleep" because this one is both true to the latter to a significant albeit different degree, and a disservice to the former in terms of cinematic accomplishment.
I honestly cannot understand any ratings for this lower than 5 or higher than 8 - it just wasn't a polarizing movie in any typical way. I'll be back to update after a second watch, but until then - only go watch if you're really bored in one of the other previously mentioned categories.
Since I can come back and edit this, let me just say this for now - You can wait to stream this film. It's not worth a trip to the cinema unless you're a huge SK fan or really got into the novels "The Shining" and "Doctor Sleep" because this one is both true to the latter to a significant albeit different degree, and a disservice to the former in terms of cinematic accomplishment.
I honestly cannot understand any ratings for this lower than 5 or higher than 8 - it just wasn't a polarizing movie in any typical way. I'll be back to update after a second watch, but until then - only go watch if you're really bored in one of the other previously mentioned categories.