Ok, I know this movie has been brought up before on here, but maybe only in the trailer thread, because I swear I searched and nothing popped up.
Anyway, just got out of an advance screening and definitely give it a thumbs up.
Its not winning any awards, but its not that kind of a movie. It's fun and clever and exactly what you want out of a light-hearted murder mystery. More importantly, its the exact kind of movie Rian Johnson should be making. Whomever put him in charge of a blockbuster popcorn flick like Star Wars should be fired. The guy clearly has talent and obviously a niche that works for him. Star Wars it is not, but THIS type of movie, YES.
Won't give away too much plot wise, because the point of the movie is the twists and second guessing about who is responsible for Christopher Plummer's death. Don't want to spoil that.
So I'll just say all the performances were great. The movie is a full two hours but I never felt like it dragged and never got bored with it. I still have no idea how Daniel Craig pulled off that accent flawlessly, IMO. Not a must see in the theaters, but then again as a busy father of a 10 year old boy pretty much the only movies I see in theaters these days are action popcorn flicks. So it was nice to see a movie like this on the big screen. Plus, I do want movies like this to do well in theaters so they keep getting made.
Unfortunately, there is a minor plotline that audiences 10 years ago would have taken exactly for what it is....a humorous take on a modern political topic utilized as a plot device. But in today's climate, I can almost guarantee it will eventually derail this thread like so many others on this board have been over the past few years.
Anyway, if the trailer interested you, you should definitely like the movie.
Anyway, just got out of an advance screening and definitely give it a thumbs up.
Its not winning any awards, but its not that kind of a movie. It's fun and clever and exactly what you want out of a light-hearted murder mystery. More importantly, its the exact kind of movie Rian Johnson should be making. Whomever put him in charge of a blockbuster popcorn flick like Star Wars should be fired. The guy clearly has talent and obviously a niche that works for him. Star Wars it is not, but THIS type of movie, YES.
Won't give away too much plot wise, because the point of the movie is the twists and second guessing about who is responsible for Christopher Plummer's death. Don't want to spoil that.
So I'll just say all the performances were great. The movie is a full two hours but I never felt like it dragged and never got bored with it. I still have no idea how Daniel Craig pulled off that accent flawlessly, IMO. Not a must see in the theaters, but then again as a busy father of a 10 year old boy pretty much the only movies I see in theaters these days are action popcorn flicks. So it was nice to see a movie like this on the big screen. Plus, I do want movies like this to do well in theaters so they keep getting made.
Unfortunately, there is a minor plotline that audiences 10 years ago would have taken exactly for what it is....a humorous take on a modern political topic utilized as a plot device. But in today's climate, I can almost guarantee it will eventually derail this thread like so many others on this board have been over the past few years.
Anyway, if the trailer interested you, you should definitely like the movie.