okky-1
Joined Jul 2006
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I can see why Bruce Lee fan boys do not like this movie as it doesn't paint Bruce Lee in a very good light.
That being said the actual fight was ridiculous with all manner of floating, flying and crazy choreography. Think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon rather than Ong-Bak.
The only similarity between the actual duel and this abomination would be the fact both guys were in a room together. Everything else in nonsense.
The acting was ok, the writing on par with a made for tv movie which is why it has failed to "kick ass" at the box office.
The plot was something out of a bad 70s Police show. Predictable and disappointing.
The reality is any top modern day MMA fighter would tear both these guys apart.
One inch punches - good god, do people still believe in this ?
That being said the actual fight was ridiculous with all manner of floating, flying and crazy choreography. Think Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon rather than Ong-Bak.
The only similarity between the actual duel and this abomination would be the fact both guys were in a room together. Everything else in nonsense.
The acting was ok, the writing on par with a made for tv movie which is why it has failed to "kick ass" at the box office.
The plot was something out of a bad 70s Police show. Predictable and disappointing.
The reality is any top modern day MMA fighter would tear both these guys apart.
One inch punches - good god, do people still believe in this ?
I kept waiting for something to happen and nothing really did apart from a couple of scenes that were designed to shock you. However there was no build up and the event in particular happened out of the blue with no real fortelling nor a compelling reason why this would actually take place. It was completely out of character.
A reviewer compared this movie to There will be Blood. There is no comparison. With TWBB there was always this heavy simmering tension that could erupt at any moment and you never quite knew how the main protagonist would react.
Not so with The Brutalist. It was a maze of daily grind and bland verbal sparring between characters.
Long and drawn out I began to fidget by the end of the first act.
Adrien Brody is a class act as is Guy Pierce. I always enjoy watching good actors interpret scripts.
Scenes tended to jump around and motivations and reactions seemed random and at times nonsensical.
More slow plodding drama amid a rather depressing backdrop. Even the wealthy characters did not have an envious life.
A reviewer compared this movie to There will be Blood. There is no comparison. With TWBB there was always this heavy simmering tension that could erupt at any moment and you never quite knew how the main protagonist would react.
Not so with The Brutalist. It was a maze of daily grind and bland verbal sparring between characters.
Long and drawn out I began to fidget by the end of the first act.
Adrien Brody is a class act as is Guy Pierce. I always enjoy watching good actors interpret scripts.
Scenes tended to jump around and motivations and reactions seemed random and at times nonsensical.
More slow plodding drama amid a rather depressing backdrop. Even the wealthy characters did not have an envious life.