Yes, another one. I didn't exactly intend for this blog to be fully about movie reviews, but there have been quite a few of them. It just so happens that I watch movies and then feel compelled to write about what I thought of them on this blog that probably nobody reads, but whatever. Maybe I like shouting into the void.
In any case, let's get to the point. First, I have to say, whoa. This movie was quite something. It was a bit of a mindfuck but in a good way. Really brilliant. It's a good thing too, since I was getting sort of fed up with watching movies that left me with the thought "that was strange..." and not in a good way. It reminded me of sort of a combination of the movie Dream House (which had Daniel Craig in it) and American Horror Story: Asylum. And maybe some other stuff too. Leo was lovely in this movie. He was quite pretty to look at, among other things. His character reminded me sort of of Goren from Law and Order CI, which I certainly didn't mind. I kept thinking of him as either Leo or Goren even, although that actually did not detract from my enjoyment of the movie.
I'm writing this fresh off of seeing the movie, having not yet read anything about it like I like to do after I watch movies/read books. Apparently this was based off of a book, which I didn't know about until the end where it said so in the credits. I'm going to have to try and read that book, perhaps. This movie reminded me a bit of Stieg Larsson's work, which again, not a bad thing at all. There weren't any boring parts and it really kept my attention. The cinematography I think was sort of understated (not super obviously gorgeous/grandiose like in Skyfall, for example) but I did like it; it was nicely done. It was sort of interesting to see Mark Ruffalo again, this time in a movie that actually turned out to be good. His hair was shorter in this movie than in Zodiac so I think maybe that made him look a bit less like Vincent D'Onofrio. I think it sort of would have been cool if Vincent had played Mark Ruffalo's part, but that's not surprising coming from me.
I would certainly recommend this movie for people who are fans of thriller type stuff. I thought it was really good and it's another Leo/Martin Scorsese film, like The Aviator and I think Gangs of New York. I watched at least part of The Aviator years ago; I think it must have been on television or something. I haven't seen Gangs of New York but I might watch it in the future. I'd like to watch David Fincher's Se7en sometime in the future, since I've heard that one is supposed to be good. Hopefully it'll live up to my expectations and not be a disappointment like Zodiac was. And Requiem for a Dream is on my to watch list. Someday. Still haven't finished reading the book that's based off of, which I'd like to do before I watch the movie. And Inception I guess. That one is also supposed to be good. And it has Leo. Maybe someday I'll finish watching his entire filmography. Anyways, now I'm off to go read about Shutter Island, see what people have said about it. At the time of writing this, I'm sort of leaning to the view that the guy was delusional and insane, although the last part of the film is most fresh in my mind where they presented that perspective, so maybe if I went and watched the beginning again, I'd think differently... really interesting way to frame the plot; it really makes you think..
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Mentions of Vincent D'Onofrio: 1 (or two?)
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