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Good But Not Great (Spoiler Full)

posted 9 years ago by nonni_nonni
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The brother and sister were not white trash enough.
Their fashion sense too hollywood pretty.

The parents of the boxer, the sheriff's daughter were believable as their characters.

The sheriff, the wardrobe was too neat.

Everything was a bit too new and shiny clean. Especially for winter and small town feel. Felt too clean.

The little girl's hair, too angelic. In reality it should have looked a little less pretty.

The ending was kind of confusing. If she was in love with the boxer, why didn't she hold on to him for comfort after killing her brother?

I ultimately blame the director. And writer. For not doing a great job. But it was okay for viewing once.

I like all the actors, they did the best they could with what they were given. Ultimately, the director didn't know how to make it feel real enough. Too much of a hollywood version of reality.

[–] Wuchak (8852) 4 years ago

The brother and sister were not white trash enough.
Their fashion sense too hollywood pretty.

They obviously were in the habit of making loads of money via the brother's heists. Just because they were emotionally screwed-up thugs didn't necessarily mean they didn't know how to dress appropriately, especially if they wanted to pull off heists at swank casinos, which they just got done doing.

The sheriff, the wardrobe was too neat.

Yup, all rural police chiefs are slobs (rolling my eyes).

Everything was a bit too new and shiny clean. Especially for winter and small town feel. Felt too clean.

Did you see the outside of the farmhouse? It desperately needed a paint job & fixin' up. Other than that, the locations consisted of snowy woods, shacks, motel rooms and a bar. Nothing looked overly ritzy.

The little girl's hair, too angelic.

It contrasted Addison's deviltry.

why didn't she hold on to him for comfort after killing her brother?

It could've gone either way, but she chose to see if her brother was still alive. In a crisis situation people's responses are unpredictable. Where's the beef?

I agree that the script needed refined. For instance, the "change your tampon" line was thoroughly unconvincing. Mistreatment like that exists, but some subtlety would've helped.