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Doc Sportello is one of the best detectives I’ve ever seen in a movie. He solves every single mystery that is presented to him throughout the story. doesn’t it for a reward, he does it because it’s the right thing to do. The fact that almost everyone surrounding Doc looks down on him and sees him as just a lowlife junkie, when he is probably the kindest, most righteous character in the entire story is such a great facet of the film. Even when presented with material reward at the end, he forgoes it to help out someone else. Maybe the people he helped give him a reward as well, but it would have been nothing compared to what he gave up.
The movie in general was a bit long, but with how confusing the story was at first, I was engaged the entire time, trying to figure out what the fuck was going on. The way everything seems to wrap around into each other was really great, and even though Doc himself thinks he’s being too paranoid at times, every single thing he is told is true. All the bad stuff is actually happening and a bunch of people are actually out to get him. The fact he was able to navigate all this successfully was super fun to watch.
Movie was also really funny, which I wasn’t expecting. All-in-all had a great time with it.

Beautifully shot, amazing acting, and surreal as hell. Slow, but deliberate. May seem a bit heady on the surface but is actually surprisingly direct with it's messaging and symbolism, which I don't think is a bad thing.

Hadn't seen this movie since it came out in theaters, but with Andor having just finished it was time to revisit. It isn't the movies fault, but the tonal disconnect was crazy. Andor was dark, serious, and full of intrigue. This had stupid quippy one liners.
What is this movies fault however, is it's poor characters, bad writing, awful CG faces, and the total lack of its need to exist.
Looking at the movie in a vacuum, it has some fun action moments and pretty solid acting from the main cast, even if they aren't really given anything to work with. The problem is that this movie isn't in a vacuum, it's in a gigantic franchise and it squandered the opportunity to tell this story.

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When I saw the trailer for this movie I thought to myself "this looks utterly terrible", so when it came out and was getting rave reviews I was definitely surprised and curious. So I did something I rarely do, and that's go against my initial impression from the trailer and see it anyway. Really wish I hadn't and saved myself the time and money. While I will say the movie wasn't terrible, I just cannot understand why it is. being so acclaimed.
It did have some cool elements to it. The setting, the subtext, the fascination with eating pussy, and the focus on character development before the vampire showdown were all definitely stand out.
That said, I was so frustrated coming out of this movie. The dialogue was really, really bad. It tries so hard to make the characters seem cool, badass and charming, but it just came off as lame and unfunny. And with how much time the film focuses on building these characters up, very few of them were all that interesting.
Also felt like there were many times the movie didn't fully trust it's audience with what was happening and really hit you over the head with it. The scene where Slim talks about his friends lynching comes to mind. What could have been a grim and somber scene was undercut by the decision to pump in the most on-the-nose sound effects possible. Made a sad and true to life story almost comical.
Visually I appreciated it, but something that stood out to me was when in the big musical ancestors scene, why wasn't the song they used more cohesive? Why was the song used in the Irish dance scene so much better? Even if I try to consider this as intentional, with the idea that maybe a richer ancestral history, past and present, will be much more jumbled and chaotic, and an empty assimilated one might seem cleaner and more pristine, but in actuality is empty, it just feels like a missed opportunity. That scene could have had a truly unforgettable song and misses that mark fully.
With how much the film builds to the moment the vampires swarm in, I was surprised with it being so incoherent of a scene. Aside from Michael B. Jordan, you can't fully tell who is doing what, and this is exacerbated when I realized that the movie just threw in a few extras that were there to be immediately jumped and killed. Where were they in the scenes building up to this? Why were only the main cast shown in the garlic eating scene? It made me think that a few of the main characters were jumped and killed in the fight instantly, only to see them alive and well once the action briefly died down.
I really don't want to make it seem like I hated this movie. The visuals were amazing and I did enjoy the vampire aspect and in fact wish there was a little more of it. I just do not agree with how much this movie is praised. It felt so forgettable.

The first 10 or so minutes of the movie where Marlowe is on a mission to feed his cat not only sets his character up perfectly, it's the best part of the movie.
Marlowe is cool as hell and is the perfect neo-noir private eye. It's a shame that most of the other characters aren't as interesting, and scene after scene meanders for too long. The aimlessness is in service to the atmosphere, and I think most people will enjoy that aspect, but for whatever reason it didn't click with me. There's a lot to like about this movie, and it all comes together in the end, but there always felt like there was an element missing that prevented me from loving it.

My favorite movie. Probably the movie that influenced my tastes the most