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Feels weird being nostalgic about 2012 but this movie feels very 2012 ish to me if that makes any sense I think it might be because it’s a big budget A Lister type movie that doesn’t happen as often, but is clearly a modern movie with the camera and effects. Maybe it’s just because this is the first real thing I think I’ve seen Cooper in since that time

As I was watching it felt like it was borrowing a bit from The Master, a little from Shutter Island, a little from Mad Men, and a little from The Prestige to make this concoction of a really fun mystery thriller

And yeah the cast would make Wes Anderson blush. After like 3 minutes of screen time I saw like 5 awesome actors/character actors

ETA also want to add that I think this is by far Coopers best performance. There were times where it took me a few moments in the scene to ever recognize him, because he was playing a much much darker character than I’ve seen him be before. I need more of that