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You can easily cut out the wedding sequence from these 3 episodes and it would have been much better off for it.

Personally, the wedding sequence and the back room politics could have taken at least 15 minutes to accomplish the same thing that 150 runtime did. I feel like there was a lot of long winded sections that could have been cut out or tightened up for sure. Mon and Luthan don't actually do anything useful at all in these opening episodes. In fact the only characters doing anything worth paying attention to is Cassian and his friends, and even that's being a bit generous.

I did like the highlight of how divided the early rebellion is, but beyond that, these esp didn't accomplish much. I feel the dynamic of the rebel infighting was way better portrayed in the first season during the money heist than it was here. I feel the writers knew that, so they just remixed it a bit differently this time around but made it a bit more silly with that classic, corny Star Wars humor.

Overall, it was good 3 eps arc that sets the stage for the rest of the season.

A low key mind bending thriller that is nicely executed!

When I first watched this film I thought it was a typical girl gone missing, small Louisiana town facing its dark history. But this movie is so, so, so much more than that, and tbh, the mystery behind the elements of the story are handled very well.

The first half is slow going, but stick with it, this is one movie where the pay off is actually worth it.

It does get a bit confusing at times. This is a film that doesn't babysit its audience. Story elements may seem random but they all tie up nicely in the end.

So no spoilers from me. I can say this is in my top 10 movies of the year. One of the few films worth a rewatch to really appreciate it.