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A Most Violent Year
Posted on 3/12/15 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 3/12/15 at 1:53 pm
Finally got around to watching yesterday. I was a little disappointed, to be honest; mainly because I had built up too high of expectations for it. I loved Margin Call and All Is Lost (JC Chandor's first two movies) and I had seen some comparisons between the styles of A Most Violent Year and The Godfather, so I half-expected AMVY to blow me away. It didn't quite do that, but it's still a very solid movie.
Builds tension little by little as the movie goes along. Oscar Isaac has talent, for sure. And Jessica Chastain is fricking awesome, as usual - she's quickly becoming (slash, already is) one of the best actresses in Hollywood IMO.
Overall, a solid movie. Would definitely recommend it. 7/10
Builds tension little by little as the movie goes along. Oscar Isaac has talent, for sure. And Jessica Chastain is fricking awesome, as usual - she's quickly becoming (slash, already is) one of the best actresses in Hollywood IMO.
Overall, a solid movie. Would definitely recommend it. 7/10
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Posted on 3/12/15 at 2:01 pm to Patrick_Bateman
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quickly becoming (slash, already is)
You had me up till here.
I really enjoyed AMVY as well. Oscar Isaac wasn't on my radar before, but he sure is now. He has great screen presence.
I enjoyed the on-screen "darkness" in which the film was shot. It had a bit of a Hitchcockian feel.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 2:04 pm to Patrick_Bateman
I was kind of disappointed too. Oscar Isaac was great but the rest of the movie was nothing special.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 3:54 pm to Patrick_Bateman
I really wanted to like it more than I did. It was still good though. B
Posted on 3/12/15 at 6:21 pm to jackwoods4
We thought it was excellent.
Posted on 3/12/15 at 6:27 pm to Patrick_Bateman
I hyped it up too much and it wasn't what I expected.
Having said that issac was awesome in it
Having said that issac was awesome in it
This post was edited on 3/12/15 at 6:28 pm
Posted on 6/26/15 at 10:55 pm to Patrick_Bateman
In my badassery, I just watched it with my mother on Netflix. I loved it. My mother thought issacs character was a pussy and that the movie was boring.
Posted on 6/27/15 at 1:37 am to Patrick_Bateman
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Overall, a solid movie. Would definitely recommend it. 7/10
Watched it last night, I agree. I gave it a 3.5/5. It lagged a bit I thought but Oscar Issac is pretty awesome. Really liked how his character handled his business, not something I expected going in and not something you see in movies like this. That dramatic scene at the end with him stopping up the tank was great.
Posted on 6/27/15 at 1:33 pm to Fenwick86
I thought it was okay... but I also had a higher expectations...
Posted on 7/3/15 at 10:34 pm to Patrick_Bateman
I'm an hour in, so far it is boring as hell. Considering going back to RedBox and getting something else.
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