I could see why someone might not like the last 3 movies you listed...but I'm really surprised you didn't like No Country or The Departed! Two classics right there. The Number 23, not the greatest film I'll admit, but I thought it was unique and very re-watchable. Allow me, if you will, though, to stand up for the other 2 movies!...
The Killing of a Sacred Deer -- I liked it but didn't think too highly of it initially...but it hit me a few hours afterward that nobody ever smiled in the movie. Then I thought "I'm not sure there were many facial expressions whatsoever." Then I heard someone say "This movie is set in an alternate Earth where there is no love and no outward emotions." I re-watched it and I was hooked. One of my Top 50 movies of all-time.
It Comes At Night - You don't seem like the type who cares about how a movie is presented before-hand, so this might not apply to you...but this movie was marketed terribly and made most people hate it. A bait and switch really. Made it seem like a sort of zombie/horror movie and it's not that at all. But one must get past that, in my opinion, and take the movie for what it is. And it's a drama set in a pandemic. Watching it now and realizing that this was made PRE-Covid is astounding. The protective gear, the distancing, the fear, the paranoia...it's crazy to realize this was made before Covid. The real plot was as if something worse than the Black Plague had appeared (and not just a strong flu like Covid) and what a small family in America might try do about it. And there certainly is no happy ending here...strong stuff at the end. I'd suggest giving it another shot. I seen it at the theater and was like most people, mad that I didn't see any zombies. That I was "Bait and Switched". But something about it stuck with me for a while...I kept thinking I missed or overlooked something. Again, like the Sacred Deer, I was hooked after a re-watch...realizing what I missed before and what I'm seeing now.
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StoneKeeper (26650)
4 months ago
I appreciate your feed back.
Btw, I rated The departed 6.5/10. I just expected to like it so much more.
As for no country for old men when I first saw at the theater, I hated it. On rewatch and the comfort on my living room, I liked it a bit more. Probably a 6.5/10 also.
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