Unfortunate film.
Clearly this was clashing with the Hollywood studio system and John Woo’s Hong Kong style, it just felt off bringing them two together; apart from making Tom Cruise look tuff as hell!
When the film does action, it slaps but everything else was genuinely a snooze fest. A completely different experience from the first film which felt so slick and meticulous. I don’t think the style change is bad, it’s just the execution of the first is significantly…
This was okay.
Watched this yesterday and really nothing stood out to me about it and I found it to be very mild. It doesn’t really explore anything that’s new. Plus, why do some writers love writing about feminine AI as ‘fuck dolls’? Like why are writers constantly obsessed with describing that as their only trait? Weird.
Fuck yeah dude!
Big budget Sci-Fi satirical picture from Bong Joon-Ho, what else could you need. Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Hollywood’ films are never as good for me. Not saying his films are extremely subtle but like Snowpiercer is so intensely on the nose it can be a bit exhausting and I feel like Mickey 17 rides that line at times. Like Mark Ruffalo’s Kenneth Marshall is just painfully Trump and at first it’s funny but starts to drain towards the end.…
I felt like I did my disservice not watching this in IMAX.
Unfortunately, with social media and the hype that it created for this film, I don’t think it was ever going to live up to what social media made it out to be. That being said, I think it’s a great film! I love how deeply intwined music feels. It’s like the blood that gives the film life. Michael B Jordan is a solid bankable star; you can’t go…
