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You were never really here( Starring Joaquin Phoenix) trailer
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I saw this movie when it was a more bog standard action film called the EQUALIZER which in turn felt like a budget remake of MAN ON FIRE
Seen it on a film festival. It was my fifth movie of the day, so I was a bit tired by then. Maybe that's why I didn't completely love it like so many reviewers do. Don't get me wrong, it's a powerful movie with great performances and a beautiful character arc. But I had a hard time actually caring for it's main character, and the plot didn't really break from well trotted paths. I'll give it a second chance one day, and I'l lmaybe come around.
For what it's worth, I didn't like We Need to Talk About Kevin either, which I found too on the nose.
For what it's worth, I didn't like We Need to Talk About Kevin either, which I found too on the nose.
Bummer they are releasing it so late.
That was in May, I guess they dont think an R rated movie like this can get anything at the Academy.
That was in May, I guess they dont think an R rated movie like this can get anything at the Academy.
Two of my favorite movies, starring one of my favorite actors. I HAVE to see it, even if it fails.
Saw it at LFF, and thought it was poetic and brutal. The premise is generic but the execution is anything but.
https://letterboxd.com/messofanego/film/you-were-never-really-here/
https://letterboxd.com/messofanego/film/you-were-never-really-here/
You Were Never Really Here on paper as a premise of a killer who rescues young girls from sex trafficking sounds generic. Yes, he has a tortured past as an army vet. Yes, he has PTSD-like flashbacks to a bad childhood. What's different on film is Lynne Ramsay's poetic style and Joaquin Phoenix's surprising warmth. His character actually has a healthy and funny (this involves Psycho, ironically) relationship with his mother. His voice isn't gravelly, it's quite soft. Despite a runtime of 85 minutes for a crime thriller (along with Good Time another one set in New York!), it's satisfying in how everything plays out. Lynne's direction and Joe Bini's editing says as much outside of the frame as what's visible, which avoids glamorizing the violence. The score is memorably abrasive and beautiful (again, like Good Time!), thanks to Jonny Greenwood. There's an overall theme of cycles of violence that makes it feel like a less romantic and more brutal Leon.
Now Lynne, don't take 5 years or more for the next film :P
Now Lynne, don't take 5 years or more for the next film :P
Lynne Ramsay is one of the best contemporary directors around, and I've been waiting on a new film from her for nearly six years. So I'm kind of annoyed that Amazon don't know what the fuck they're selling, the French trailer is so much better:
And don't get me started on the stupid fucking hashtag "#BringTheHammer".
And don't get me started on the stupid fucking hashtag "#BringTheHammer".
Grizzled manly man is given mission to save/protect innocent girl. Equalizer was probably a bad example, since Denzel's character takes it upon himself to hunt down the bad guys
But c'mon the set up for this is exactly like Man on Fire
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OMG! He saves girls from sex trafficking? Yeah, Equalizer. There you go!
Yes. That older trailer is great. This one is..n't.
I'll watch anything by Lynne Ramsay. Looking forward to checking this out when I can.
I immediately thought of Travis Bickle when watching this. Quite a bog standard premise, but the execution is what makes this film good.
And yes, the music is excellent.
And yes, the music is excellent.
I read the novel(la) before seeing the movie. As often happens I prefered the book. Should have done it the other way round. Enjoyed the movie though.
Oh, I should have read it instead.
Lynne Ramsay is a master of tone, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" was a masterpiece. I liked this movie, but I couldn't stop comparing it to "Good Time", which was just as gritty and shaggy but much more entertaining. Joaquin killed it, but his relationship with the girl (and her character in general) felt very under-developed.
I don't understand how this won Best Screenplay at Cannes. Pretty much everything else about this movie is fantastic (editing especially), but the script itself felt pedantic.
Just watched the movie on Amazon Prime Video (free for prime members!!!)
I enjoyed it. The subject is pretty heart breaking, but performance from Joaquin is really great. Felt so much emotion from him doing so little. The soundtrack is great and some of the imagery was done beautifully. I came across this on accident when I was browsing through Fire Stick's 4K movies on Prime.
I enjoyed it. The subject is pretty heart breaking, but performance from Joaquin is really great. Felt so much emotion from him doing so little. The soundtrack is great and some of the imagery was done beautifully. I came across this on accident when I was browsing through Fire Stick's 4K movies on Prime.
I'm assuming there might be some bias because the screenplay is based on a novel so I'm assuming the screenplay parallels that better than translation of this onto film.