Bikeriders review

It was a little too much if the squinting of the eyes and silent staring. He said in an interview he watched some James Dean films. It showed. That style is best left with James Dean.

Austin James Dean Elvis Presley Clark Gable Rhett Butler is his full name.

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Austin Butler was good but a little over the top with the pensive /James Dean vibe.

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Difficult to accept as true.

I may be in the minority, but I thought he pulled off the Harkonnan villain pretty well in Dune 2

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Solid film. Another stellar performance by Tom Hardy.

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I did not care for his voice in this one

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Another stellar performance by Tom Hardy. I personally felt that Jodie Comer was miscast as Kathy

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Just finished this, and I disagree tbh. I thought both Hardy & Butler were sort of caricatures of that time & place, but actually really enjoyed Comer’s performance.

As for the movie, I seem to recall a poster who had access to an early screening in one of the other threads saying it was just a straightforward sort of movie, and I’d agree. I was expecting a bit more substance in a Jeff Nichols movie, but it just felt like a traditional biopic. It’s well made, shot well, has a pretty great oldies soundtrack (until they ruined it with the Lucero track during the credits) and has a nice cast, Loved the Will Oldham cameo as the barkeeper, but ultimately I was just sort of meh on it. I’d give it a B-. Worth a watch, but I’ll probably never see it again.

I liked this movie pretty well but it was slooooooowww.

Cinematography, acting, and music were top notch but it just plodded along.

Spoilers against a 60 year old story I guess but I was expecting more crime and action not realizing that this was the group when it was legitimately just a social club before it turned into what we think of MCs now.

This was Jodie Comer's film. I could listen to her read the phone book as that character and be thoroughly entertained.

I thought that the way that they used Butler, Hardy, and Shannon so sparingly was a great choice. The brooding Butler, the slightly confused and frustrated Hardy, and the simmering psycho Shannon all worked great in small portions.

What I really liked about this film was that it didn't try to elevate this biker gang into some all-powerful phenomenon. These are just guys who like being around each other, like being seen as tough and intimidating, and build something that gets out of hand and out of their control.

I'll be watching this one again.

I anticipated more of a slow burn, serious movie (and maybe it ultimately is) and instead it had that Goodfellas cheesy narrative dynamic at the outset (I'm sure there is a name for whatever I'm talking about).

I turned it off after about 15 minutes. I'll have to revisit since most seemed to like it ok.