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“Negotiation’s over. Sentence is death.”
Hard to believe the budget was only $35MM, it doesn’t show, and one of the few films that didn’t have me balking at the use of 3D; the slo-mo drug scenes are beautiful, the action intense, the acting really solid — Olivia Thirlby is great in this.
★★★★✩
“Oh, you think darkness is your ally, but you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it.“
Nolan has always been idea over execution but he misses both marks with TDKR; the production value alone stops it from dropping too far and it’s still a spectacle, but empty and egregious in it’s use of convenient storytelling outs — it feels like a contractual obligation, which after reading about the behind the scenes of this sequel, sounds about right.
★★★✩✩
“If it comes down to you or them… send flowers.”
A thrilling film, real edge of your seat blockbuster type-stuff, while still staying relatively grounded (there’s one small explosion – it’s Tony Scott after al, but plenty of other tense set pieces), a great espionage film.
★★★★✩
“See y’all on the dark side of the Moon.”
A portrait of addiction closer to reality than usual, and somewhat of a bait and switch since all the explosive action in the trailers happens in the first ten minutes, after which it evolves into a thrillingly dark character study whilst still remaining light thanks mostly to John Goodman’s brilliant drug dealer.
★★★✩✩
“Glad to meet you, kid. You’re a real horse’s ass.”
A classic, every aspect is brilliant; The Sting is a Depression-era grifter movie, one of the best con movies thanks in no small part to the chemistry between Redford and Newman, a must watch.
★★★★★