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This movie is a goddamn mess

posted a month ago by Creamofdacrop884 (2383)
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I'm all for directors trying something different, but this was just an awful mess. Make no mistake, this is getting nominated because it's checks all the virtue signal boxes for the academy. The plot starts interesting enough, but then quickly becomes a boring mess that drags forever. It's almost 90 minutes shorter than The Brutalist, yet feels longer. The music is absolutely terrible and laughably bad. I just watched The End a week ago which had no business being a music, but at least the songs in that weren't as terrible as this. It also has a wildly inaccurate portrayal of Mexico and for a film that makes it so proud to be set it Mexico, none of the leads are actually Mexican. The only positive is that the performances weren't bad considering the terrible dialogue they had to work with. Absolute joke this received 13 Oscar nominations.

[–] jacotodd47 (2384) a month ago

Funny you say that - it's the first thing I noticed...

The opening music was awful.

I gave it about 20 minutes, that was enough.

Based on your review, sounds like pulling out was the right call.

[–] Creamofdacrop884 (2383) a month ago

It was. It's not even so bad it's funny. It's boring as hell despite how experimental it's trying to be.

[–] jacotodd47 (2384) a month ago

Hey, one question if you don't mind....

Is it a musical?

I got to the point Zoe and entire group of people were doing a ridiculous song and dance.

It was embarrassing.

Anyway, was the entire movie like that???

[–] Creamofdacrop884 (2383) a month ago

It is a musical and none of the songs are good.

[–] jacotodd47 (2384) a month ago

SOUnds horrific.

Glad I bailed.

13 OScar noms? Well, this is a good example of why no one cares anymore (about the Oscars).

Ok thanks for the reply, nice chatting with you today...

Best wishes

[–] DoctorThirteen (15276) a month ago

'Make no mistake, this is getting nominated because it's checks all the virtue signal boxes for the academy.'

Of course! It was never not going to be! 😄

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4536) a month ago

Here's what I learned about this movie:

1) Trans people dislike it cause it's a bad representation of them

2) Mexicans hate it cause it's a "gross misrepresentation" of them & it trivialised the cartel violence & all that.

3) Director & Co didn't bother hiring any Mexican or Spanish speaking actors because they "couldn't find any good Mexican actors".

I think they even shot the whole thing in France.

Basically, this is this year's Crash (2004). As in, a movie made exclusively for Hollywood, made by Hollywood.

[–] Creamofdacrop884 (2383) a month ago

It's way worse than Crash

[–] M1sterDoct0r (4536) a month ago

Nah, wasn't referring to quality. I meant it's a movie that Hollywood can say talked about ''current issues''. Which it does, at very surface level.

Part of me thinks, and I'm genuinely NOT trying to make this political at all, but I think they, as in Hollywood, are ''rewarding'' this movie in response to Trump winning the election.

[–] mitzibishi (2013) 21 days ago

Bingo. And the Hollyweirdos always need a token nomination to remind themselves how amazing and inclusive they are.

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[–] mitzibishi (2013) 21 days ago

Emelia Perez is better, it got more Oscar noms! /S