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Anyone seen True Story yet?
Posted on 4/18/15 at 10:49 am
Posted on 4/18/15 at 10:49 am
Trailer
Its got Jonah Hill and James Franco, and I think it looks pretty good. Might be checking it out today, wanted a review first though.
Its got Jonah Hill and James Franco, and I think it looks pretty good. Might be checking it out today, wanted a review first though.
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Posted on 4/18/15 at 11:16 am to indytiger
I caught it yesterday. Franco and Hill both performed well, and some of their isolated conversations in particular really were impressive. But the story wasn't airtight; there were a few occasions were the progression of the story made me lose focus of the movie, rather than drawing me into it. Overall an enjoyable experience though - I'd recommend it. 
Posted on 4/18/15 at 11:24 am to indytiger
Looks interesting but this NYT review gave me pause: LINK Will probably check it out regardless:
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Mr. Goold, the cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi and especially Marco Beltrami, who composed the minor-key, anxiety-inflected score, manage to create a mood of menace and mystery. Could Longo possibly be innocent? If not, why did he kill his family? What is at stake in the intimacy between him and Finkel? Are the two men as similar as they sometimes seem to think? Is one using the other? Which one?
The problem with “True Story” isn’t that it fails to answer these questions, but that it never poses them with sufficient moral gravity or dramatic force. The real story of Christian Longo and Michael Finkel might be a fascinating and disturbing tale of crime, curiosity and journalistic ethics, but that’s not what this movie is.
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Mr. Goold, the cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi and especially Marco Beltrami, who composed the minor-key, anxiety-inflected score, manage to create a mood of menace and mystery. Could Longo possibly be innocent? If not, why did he kill his family? What is at stake in the intimacy between him and Finkel? Are the two men as similar as they sometimes seem to think? Is one using the other? Which one?
The problem with “True Story” isn’t that it fails to answer these questions, but that it never poses them with sufficient moral gravity or dramatic force. The real story of Christian Longo and Michael Finkel might be a fascinating and disturbing tale of crime, curiosity and journalistic ethics, but that’s not what this movie is.
Posted on 4/20/15 at 3:56 am to davesdawgs
7/10 saw it Saturday afternoon.
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