Definitely interesting time period(s) to cover and I came away having learned a lot more about it then I thought I was going to... But it also felt very drawn out. I appreciated the way the story was told, back and forth through time but even I got lost at some points. There was one section that was blaringly obtuse as well. Around the time they were pushing hard on the Chevalier stuff and flying between conversations about it.
Early on in the film I was dreading the 3 hour run time but after a while it does successfully draw you in. Lots of familiar faces and great performances. But it also feels a bit wanky and trying to stretch for the Oscar rather than just telling a story. Enjoyable overall but glad I chose Barbie for the opening weekend and this the week after.
Shout by Reiko LJVIP 6BlockedParent2023-07-28T07:43:27Z
Definitely interesting time period(s) to cover and I came away having learned a lot more about it then I thought I was going to... But it also felt very drawn out.
I appreciated the way the story was told, back and forth through time but even I got lost at some points. There was one section that was blaringly obtuse as well. Around the time they were pushing hard on the Chevalier stuff and flying between conversations about it.
Early on in the film I was dreading the 3 hour run time but after a while it does successfully draw you in. Lots of familiar faces and great performances. But it also feels a bit wanky and trying to stretch for the Oscar rather than just telling a story.
Enjoyable overall but glad I chose Barbie for the opening weekend and this the week after.