Anyone know when the embargo breaks? I feel like if they have a good movie on their hands they should let reviews go out so the movie can get some positive buzz...
shareI'd like to know as well.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
the reviews will be up on december 20.
For what is it, we have one review on letterbox, seems enought argue to be credible but it's just one opinion
http://letterboxd.com/film/assassins-creed/reviews/
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★★★★ Watched by Adam Rolseth 05 Dec, 2016 6
"Nothing is true; Everything is permitted."
Yo, check this out!
Assassin's Creed is the greatest adaptation of a video game put to the screen yet, and Aguilar could stomp Ezio's ass into the dirt.
And if you've played as many of the games as I have, you're bound to agree.
But! It doubles as an accessible entry into the world of the series for those who have no clue what a "Templar" or "Hidden Blade" even are.
Is the dialogue great? *beep* no! But the Spanish is about as fluent as the English, and I learned to jive with the vibe of the film pretty quickly!
Is the acting fantastic? At times! We know that Fassy is going to be the best part of everything he's in, but his Macbeth costar Marion Cotillard brings some serious credibility to this thing as well. Side-characters like Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling & Brendan Gleeson boost this sucker up too, even as wasted as they all are, helping a very meh script rise above mediocrity in the same fashion as Fassbenders' Aguilar (or any character in this goddamned franchise) rises above a haystack.
The direction and choreography of the set pieces is by far what makes this so much fun. The action is seamlessly-acrobatic in a way I haven't seen since 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, the sound mixing & editing is bone-crunchingly satisfactory.
Up-and-comping legendary DP Adam Arkpaw drops the god damn microphone with the majority of the shots here, this literally looks like a video game come to life. Just like the games, even the action is chaotic and messy as hell! Not everyone is going to appreciate this, but if you're a fan of the chaotic, man v. army-type battle scenes present in films like Resident Evil, The Avengers and even a little Lady Snowblood, you should dig Assassin's Creed and it's beautiful chaoticness.
Between this and his last effort, it's clear to me that director Justin Kurzel has one of the most keen and inventive eyes for visual filmmaking amongst even the most experienced directors working today. But he does not know how to direct dialogue in a way that isn't despairingly-boring. I can overlook it with this more than Macbeth though, because this has about ten times more going on. The complexity may be neutered, certain performances a bit sterile, and I'll be damned if didn't have more than a few fanboyish-nitpicks here and there, but I can see why Fassbender chose to back this one out of his own producer's pocket and put his credibility as a thespian on the line.
The five-year wait was well worth it my friends. Will some people hate it? You're goddamn right. Will some people love it? I really hope other people do.
I hope we get 10 more of these *beep* things.
4.1/5
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