Low key Black Mirror: Beyond The Sea, vibes.
Mescal gives his all. Ronan has matured into a multi-verse Meryl Streep (the look, not necessarily the technique).
The film is a fucking mess and one of the worst of 2023.
Emperor's New Clothes script panders to an audience desperate to diversify its viewing tastes.
Song directs well, and Shabier Kirchner shoots New York in a nice naturalistic manner. The problem is the plot and some of the ridiculous dialogue.
Nora lets Hae visit despite knowing that he still has a crush?
This is some disingenuous behaviour which could be traumatic for hubby and childhood friend. Indeed, Nora's mixed signals do not make her a sympathetic character and Hae is so…
I have never fully understood awards for sound design and mixing. but the shoot-out on South Flower Street is the best argument for a total ban on assault weapon sales (to the general public) I have ever seen on film.
In a period where every actor was going on boot camps to add veracity to their various projects, this must be the only time that the 'training' actually was manifested on screen.
Brutal, crunchingly beautiful action which set the standard for such scenes, but has never yet been improved upon.
This is like Dario Argento directing a Jodorowsky script. It celebrates diversity in a lurid yet somehow non-exploitative way but also works as a straight ahead monster genesis story a la Halloween.
Loved it.