johnnyhbtvs27
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A Complete Unknown turned out to be a welcome surprise. I feared the worst with the casting of Timothee Chalamet but he does a great Dylan impression here and nails the songs.
The whole cast is great and the attention to detail in even the smaller roles is something to behold. Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, all inspired casting.
Edward Norton as Pete Seeger is the movies shining light as he introduces Dylan to the world he would be accustomed. Norton is fantastic here and will hopefully garner an oscar nomination for his efforts.
Elle Fanning flies under the radar a bit and manages to do a lot with very little. What she manages to express with just a gaze off into the distance is remarkable. Hopefully Fanning will be in more movies going forward after her four year break.
The movie moves at such a pace it's never boring and manages to avoid all the usual biopic tropes. After watching this, it made be crave another excerpt from Dylan's life showcasing his John Wesley Harding period.
James Mangold is just about forgiven for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny with this. Maybe just.
The whole cast is great and the attention to detail in even the smaller roles is something to behold. Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, all inspired casting.
Edward Norton as Pete Seeger is the movies shining light as he introduces Dylan to the world he would be accustomed. Norton is fantastic here and will hopefully garner an oscar nomination for his efforts.
Elle Fanning flies under the radar a bit and manages to do a lot with very little. What she manages to express with just a gaze off into the distance is remarkable. Hopefully Fanning will be in more movies going forward after her four year break.
The movie moves at such a pace it's never boring and manages to avoid all the usual biopic tropes. After watching this, it made be crave another excerpt from Dylan's life showcasing his John Wesley Harding period.
James Mangold is just about forgiven for Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny with this. Maybe just.
Seriously, who does the effects for these Sony Marvel movies? Another by the numbers superhero movie with absolutely no substance to make it stand out in any way.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is well cast as Kraven and could have been exceptional in another movie but is let down badly by a weak script and awful effects.
After Venom, Morbius & Madame Web, Sony have officially made more dud superhero movies than any other company (Warner must be thrilled).
Russell Crowe turns up as Kraven's father and again shows his great ability at phoning it in. Crowe's later career performances have been abysmal for the most part which is a shame given the talent of the man.
Alessandro Nivola's Rhino makes Paul Giamatti's look like Thanos in comparison. He's such a poor villian you would think they would have realised it just wasn't working.
After some considerable thought, the special effects in this are worse than in Madame Web....now that's saying something.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is well cast as Kraven and could have been exceptional in another movie but is let down badly by a weak script and awful effects.
After Venom, Morbius & Madame Web, Sony have officially made more dud superhero movies than any other company (Warner must be thrilled).
Russell Crowe turns up as Kraven's father and again shows his great ability at phoning it in. Crowe's later career performances have been abysmal for the most part which is a shame given the talent of the man.
Alessandro Nivola's Rhino makes Paul Giamatti's look like Thanos in comparison. He's such a poor villian you would think they would have realised it just wasn't working.
After some considerable thought, the special effects in this are worse than in Madame Web....now that's saying something.
The wait for another decent Crow film continues. The Crow (24) is an epic failure on almost every level. I watched the previous Crow movies in anticipation for this and wish i didn't bother.
I'm surprised to say that Bill Skarsgard is very poor in the lead and makes for a rubbish Crow. FKA Twigs fares no better as the love interest and once she is dispatched, Skarsgard struggles to maintain a presence. The film sorely misses a Sarah type character from the original and someone who Skarsgard can relate to.
Danny Huston plays the villian (because of course he does) as well as he normally does but surely it's time Huston played something other than a slimy character or straight out bad guy.
Rupert Sanders' directing leaves a lot to be desired and isn't helped any with the editing being choppy for the most part. There were rumours The Crow was having production problems for a long time now and it is evident on screen.
One day, a decent Crow movie will see the light of day. There is too much potential in the source material for there not to be. Until then, i wouldn't recommend anyone watch this mess.
I'm surprised to say that Bill Skarsgard is very poor in the lead and makes for a rubbish Crow. FKA Twigs fares no better as the love interest and once she is dispatched, Skarsgard struggles to maintain a presence. The film sorely misses a Sarah type character from the original and someone who Skarsgard can relate to.
Danny Huston plays the villian (because of course he does) as well as he normally does but surely it's time Huston played something other than a slimy character or straight out bad guy.
Rupert Sanders' directing leaves a lot to be desired and isn't helped any with the editing being choppy for the most part. There were rumours The Crow was having production problems for a long time now and it is evident on screen.
One day, a decent Crow movie will see the light of day. There is too much potential in the source material for there not to be. Until then, i wouldn't recommend anyone watch this mess.