juliehoynes
The only reason I signed up for IMDb was to warn people what a boring, stupid, pointless movie this is!!! Indy movies are the absolute worst!!!
Jason G. roenick
Boring to the 10th degree. Mr. Phoenix needs an intervention. He made this movie when he was 41 yet he looks like a fat grandfather. His non-stop mumbling didn't help either, subtitles should have been used when he talked. A mercenary who uses a hammer? WTF? The Lolita-esqe relationship he had with the girl was quite repulsive as well. This movie was appallingly bad and even with its short running time, it seemed to drone on. This joker is playing the Joker? As Nell Carter once said, "Gimme a break."
brayanflores-24287
If I were to describe this movie in as little words as possible, I would say this is a bleak, brutal, slowburning masterpiece. What Lynne Ramsey has crafted is a character study unlike any other.
Our protagonist is named Joe, he's a war vet who's constantly fighting with his own personal demons which we see through small flashbacks throughout the film, these never really get explained nor do they show very much, but what we do see is enough to tell us why he's the way he is. He's a hired gun who hunts down missing girls and their captors to save them and punish those who have done the unspeakable deed. He takes a job that's no different than any other, but so quick does it become something he's never dealt with.
The movie plops you down into Joes world almost immediately, showing us the care he takes in his craft. Also showing us that he is a very disturbed man in the same intro. The movie is almost like a day in the life as it has a very loose plot line that is fairly simple once you understand, and only takes place through a couple of days, but it doesn't take away from it at all.
The star of the show is Joaquin Phoenix, as he's the only character that says more than 10 lines, his performance is one of the best of the decade so far as he portrays this broken man unlike anybody else could. The cinematography is beautiful yet bleak in its portrayal of the dark underbelly of New York, even in the scenes where it seems more safe. Ramsey's direction was amazing, this being her first time dealing with such violence, she nailed it. And what sends it all home is the perfect score which is worth listening to even if you have yet to see the movie.
Overall in my personal opinion, it's the best movie to be released in 2018. What Lynne Ramsey has made is a dark, thrilling experience which is unlike anything I've seen put to screen.
joncleaver
What just happened? I kept thinking this movie was going to turn a corner, but it kept going....and going....and going....right off a cliff. It's was a wannabe John Wick meets Mrs Butterworth...yeah, it's takes its own sweet time and then it finally hits that you just got suckered out of 90 minutes of your life.
AD
