brucemiddlemissphotography
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The issue I had with this story is that it is way too thin to be dragged out for 6 hours. This would have suited a 2 hr film.
None of the characters particularly captured my interest or my sympathies so it was hard to buy in to such a drawn out affair.
When you do get some action I found it to be really poorly edited and lacked any tension, and felt like it was put in just so people didn't fall asleep.
The locations are fantastic but this is the real saving grace and you'd have to be a pretty bad cinematographer to make Yosemite look unappealing.
The acting is fine and script passable.
By the end of episode 1 my wife and I had worked out who was going to be responsible so it was just a case of waiting for that reveal. The story is so linear and it is frustrating you have to wait until the last 15 minutes for them to get to where you knew it was going so early on, with no real other protagonists introduced to muddy the waters, it was frustrating.
It's not awful and if you don't mind a real slow burner with no surprises it's passable entertainment. I see it has been greenlit for a second season, I probably won't bother watching it.
None of the characters particularly captured my interest or my sympathies so it was hard to buy in to such a drawn out affair.
When you do get some action I found it to be really poorly edited and lacked any tension, and felt like it was put in just so people didn't fall asleep.
The locations are fantastic but this is the real saving grace and you'd have to be a pretty bad cinematographer to make Yosemite look unappealing.
The acting is fine and script passable.
By the end of episode 1 my wife and I had worked out who was going to be responsible so it was just a case of waiting for that reveal. The story is so linear and it is frustrating you have to wait until the last 15 minutes for them to get to where you knew it was going so early on, with no real other protagonists introduced to muddy the waters, it was frustrating.
It's not awful and if you don't mind a real slow burner with no surprises it's passable entertainment. I see it has been greenlit for a second season, I probably won't bother watching it.
DC and Marvel have nearly killed quality cinema.
Thankfully every now and again you get a gem of a film that restores my faith in film making.
With outstanding performances from everyone involved in the film.
The way this ORIGINAL (and that speaks volumes in the overcrowded horror market) tells the tale from different view points, never letting you know where this is going , until later, is a phenomenal.
Julia Garner continues to cement her top acting reputation after Ozark with an emotional and perfect performance , well supported by Amy Madigan in an Oscar worthy turn and Alden Ehrenreich.
It kept me entertained for its full running time and how it mixes thriller, drama and horror with some laugh out loud moments is brilliant.
Try not to look to much into the story before going as it will ruin it.
Also they tidied up so it doesn't have to have a sequel although I could see how they could do another but I am praying they leave this as a one off amazing story. It has a real feel of the small town stories you get from the great Stephen King and is my favourite film of the year so far.
Thankfully every now and again you get a gem of a film that restores my faith in film making.
With outstanding performances from everyone involved in the film.
The way this ORIGINAL (and that speaks volumes in the overcrowded horror market) tells the tale from different view points, never letting you know where this is going , until later, is a phenomenal.
Julia Garner continues to cement her top acting reputation after Ozark with an emotional and perfect performance , well supported by Amy Madigan in an Oscar worthy turn and Alden Ehrenreich.
It kept me entertained for its full running time and how it mixes thriller, drama and horror with some laugh out loud moments is brilliant.
Try not to look to much into the story before going as it will ruin it.
Also they tidied up so it doesn't have to have a sequel although I could see how they could do another but I am praying they leave this as a one off amazing story. It has a real feel of the small town stories you get from the great Stephen King and is my favourite film of the year so far.
I wouldn't count myself as a massive Robbie Williams fan, however I have enjoyed a lot of his songs. I went with 17 year old niece who was keen to see the film.
I was really pleasantly surprised. The first positive is I thought the cgi of the chimp really fit in well with the cinematography. It added something a bit more interesting to what could have been just another biopic.
Next up would be the reimagining of the songs that much are brilliant, from the beginning song now sung by the young boy through to Angels and the dance scene on the boat, but the real highlight was the dance routine in Regents Street to Rock DJ which I thought was tremendous.
The facial expressions captured on the chimp are great, the only thing that slightly turned me off, is obviously chimps have massive canines so when the character shouted it looked pretty aggressive and detracted from my connection with the character.
There are some reviews on here showing the film real hatred but when you read in to them it is more a hatred for Robbie himself.
I disagree with the views that this is him looking for sympathy, I think it is quite clear from the film that he blames no one but himself. Actually I suppose one of my criticisms would be he is almost too respectful of others. He goes pretty gentle on Gary, Liam and Guy, I am sure that it is actually more accurate as it is in the film and now he has had time to calm and think it through, however there was a bit of me that wanted it to be a bit more brutal, but clearly this is about a reflection on his problems and not passing blame.
One review makes a negative mention of his comments about the Spice Girls but he even acknowledges in the film that it was a stupid hurtful comment and that's why it is included.
Mostly this is about a Father Son relationship and the film covers it well.
The 2hrs + went quickly and if anything I felt that it could have covered more around the Take That story, also I found the scenes where he was performing and keeps seeing different versions of the chimps in the audience taunting him really got in the way of my enjoyment of the song scenes.
Overall though I really enjoyed the film and it was nice to see a calmer more reflective RW.
I was really pleasantly surprised. The first positive is I thought the cgi of the chimp really fit in well with the cinematography. It added something a bit more interesting to what could have been just another biopic.
Next up would be the reimagining of the songs that much are brilliant, from the beginning song now sung by the young boy through to Angels and the dance scene on the boat, but the real highlight was the dance routine in Regents Street to Rock DJ which I thought was tremendous.
The facial expressions captured on the chimp are great, the only thing that slightly turned me off, is obviously chimps have massive canines so when the character shouted it looked pretty aggressive and detracted from my connection with the character.
There are some reviews on here showing the film real hatred but when you read in to them it is more a hatred for Robbie himself.
I disagree with the views that this is him looking for sympathy, I think it is quite clear from the film that he blames no one but himself. Actually I suppose one of my criticisms would be he is almost too respectful of others. He goes pretty gentle on Gary, Liam and Guy, I am sure that it is actually more accurate as it is in the film and now he has had time to calm and think it through, however there was a bit of me that wanted it to be a bit more brutal, but clearly this is about a reflection on his problems and not passing blame.
One review makes a negative mention of his comments about the Spice Girls but he even acknowledges in the film that it was a stupid hurtful comment and that's why it is included.
Mostly this is about a Father Son relationship and the film covers it well.
The 2hrs + went quickly and if anything I felt that it could have covered more around the Take That story, also I found the scenes where he was performing and keeps seeing different versions of the chimps in the audience taunting him really got in the way of my enjoyment of the song scenes.
Overall though I really enjoyed the film and it was nice to see a calmer more reflective RW.
