We live in a world where the comic blockbusters rely on CGI-heavy scenes and surprise cameos while the most important element of writing gets left behind.
Here comes filmmaker Matt Reeves who turns this genre on his head. He created the most rich, bold, brutal and intense vision of Gotham and these characters. Finally, a focus on the deeply layered character study which is something I been aching for in the comic world for many years, we see Robert Pattinson’s…
The experience of watching a film and not realizing you are watching one until the credits are rolling, this might sound pretentious, but that’s the experience of this film. The feeling of witnessing a masterpiece which involves all the masters in their respective craft, in front and behind the camera. The cast at its peak, the magical and thrilling Hans Zimmer score, Greig Fraser’s breathtaking cinematography, the immense production scale, I can go on …
A film at its heart…
Xavier Dolan is one of my favorite directors of all time and at age 29, he created one of my favorite films of all time.
This is not his most impressive screenplay and it is not his most visual film. But from what I've seen from his filmography, this is the film that wears its heart on its sleeve.
The acting, writing, soundtrack, directing are heavy with emotions (as usual) and yet, Xavier Dolan did not waste a single take, he poured his entire heart and soul in front and behind the camera.
mila kunis in 2005: “when I did the second one, I didn't know it would be 'American Psycho II.' It was supposed to be a different project, and it was re-edited...”
american psycho II: mentions patrick bateman 24/7
