Wow, that’s a hard one for me to rate!
On the one hand, it’s fantastically well made and immensely gripping – on the other hand, if you’re not familiar with the story (or chose to ignore it), it’s really just an exploitation film in a historical setting.
And while i can appreciate both aspects of it, i did not have a good time watching it. It’s harrowing, it’s shocking, it’s brutal. In a sense it’s faithful to “the book” –…
Großartiges Programm – wahrlich ein Klassiker – aber ein paar der Pointen sitzen hier (aufgezeichnet in der Burgarena Finkenstein) nicht ganz so gut wie auf der Version aus dem Audimax Wien, die auf der Audio-CD zu finden ist.
Linklater has done it again.
I must confess, after Dazed & Confused (which is my own favourite movie of all time), i was more than a little sceptical that this – or any movie – could be a worthy successor, especially after the disappointing Boyhood. But i was pleasently surprised at what i saw unfold in front of my eyes.
No, it’s not the best movie ever made, but it’s a darn good slice-of-life film.
