This film stirred something within me at a deep, visceral, shadow-of-memories level.
I could feel the cold breeze under the thousands of brilliant stars; I could smell the sweat, the blood, the body odor, the fur, the smoke; I could sense the fear, the anger, the exultation.
Like . . . I had lived it.
Well done, Robert Eggers.
Sometimes you’re not free until lies come true.
Even better than the story here is the style of story-telling . . . even if the denouement is halfway predictable.
A courtroom drama that never enters the courtroom, but instead demonstrates the impact that a criminal case can have on a reputation, on a family, on relationships . . . even on a country.
“It is easy to do justice; it is hard to do right.”
Christopher Nolan’s Batman series finally matched the darkness of the original pulp fiction from a century ago.
This film spectacularly surpasses it. I was Jonesing for a Prozac halfway through.
Worth a rewatch, because Reeves gives us lots of winks, nods, and Easter eggs.
A classic.
Besides the movie's own virtues, important in so many ways:
-It was during the filming of this movie, set and filmed in the French Riviera, that Grace Kelly would meet Prince Rainier. They married a year later.
-Ironically features a scene where Kelly drives like a maniac in a sports car on the winding roads atop the cliffs over the ocean. She died, 27 years later, when she suffered a small stroke, lost consciousness and crashed while driving…
Not really about Kurt Warner’s NFL days, except for a few moments at the end.
No, this is about what he went through — often, by choice, by sheer will — to get there.
Well-made film.
For a small budget, independent family film, pretty good. Decent acting.
Of course, I’m a sucker for “based on a true story.”
After seeing the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road, and then re-watching this film, it amazes me how well John Cusack accurately captures Brian Wilson.
There are a few movies that give the viewer a taste of what it's like inside a troubled mind. This is one of them. (A Beautiful Mind is another.)
Fortunately, there are Melindas out there.
My dark horse favorite for 2021 Best Picture.
Yes, I know it hits all the stops, pushes all the “right” buttons . . . but, we need more of those stories.
How refreshing to see a family that fights against each other, in order to ultimately fight for each other; parents who truly embrace the pain of letting their children go, and children who begin to understand the sacrifices their parents have made . . . and continue to make.…
A valuable and thorough — and sometimes heady — primer comparing orthodox views on the meaning of the crucifixion with progressive and/or “emergent” views. Excellent and fair interviews of thought leaders on both sides. (The score is often too loud for the dialogue.)