I don't know how I feel about this movie quite yet.
I generally liked it. The worldbuilding is cool and its meditations on art and its effects on ourselves and on politics and culture is thought-provoking, if often time on-the-nose.
The cinematography is beautiful and the retro-futuristic organic aesthetic plays nicely into the story. The characters live in a world of old buildings in ruin. The technological progress is internal, not external. As their bodies evolve, the world around them…
Underrated and underappreciate homage to the early era of silent films. Bogdanovich, in this film, has crafted a comedy that both looks back on the crazy days of 2 reel films and it feels like it is from that era. He incorporated real stories and tall tales, drawing a lot of inspiration from John Ford, which adds to the authenticity of the movie.
All the actors give excellent performances, with the two leads Ryan O'Neal and Burt Reynolds shining. The…
First half: super fun sci fi kung fu movie
Second half: Reddit
