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I found this movie from one of those 1980 retrowave channels, playing new synthwave songs over 1980s films (really recommend this style of video on youtube, strong nostalgia vibes).

This film is very 1980s, the style the film has is fantastic, the settings of Dallas and rural Americaare bith stunning in their own way and full of life. I'm extremely grateful for all the reviews here, sad for the ones who got too many downvotes, because this film is immoral which needs to be know(consequences dont exist and ofcourse the only good Father figure turns out to be a sod). There's a lot of attempts at jokes and smart lines but barely any land. It's also more crude than it should or needs to be.

The strangest thing is what was this film made for, who was it made for? It goes in unpredictable directions it doesn't seem to commit, its on the one hand both trying to be sad and funny about the wedding disaster, difficult to balance. A couple of weird dream sequences.

Travis is a fool, but as a character you understand and sympathise how he gets in the predicaments throughout the film. But he gets the chance to marry a beautiful woman who at least is committed to him, a father in law who wants to bring him in as a partner into his business (insane, nowadays you think) - Travis had it all laid out for him, but hes 20 so ofcourse he finds it scary. But they do capture the love of a new beast car for a man and how that and a beautiful woman can be Escapism Kryptonite. The Jonni character is sultry but thankfully given some depth at the end, but for both women in the story, the connection with them and Travis doesnt feel there.

Ive now finished this film, its after 1am and my ears are still ringing from the rock gig I was at, and Im not sure what to take from this film - probably worth watching just for that confused feeling I'll sleep on.

I really enjoyed this documentary - the interviews with the players were great because they were honest. Still angry, some still probably not taking all the accountability they should but also being rightly aggrieved about not being protected by the NBA and being left out to take the heat.

The fan who threw the cup was an idiot who started something for a moment of gratification. But Artest and the players shouldnt of hit back. I dont blame them and the fans who got on the court to confront the players deserved what came to them, but ultimately the players could have stopped the situation by walking away,unfair but would have stopped things.

For once Netflix held back from laying on the racism narrative and letting the facts speak for themselves, and the use of "thug" language does appear to be racially targeted.

Reggie Miller seems a great man. Shame he never got that ring but hell he rememebered long after Artest.

Thanks to Prime losing this and not being available by other means I had to get creative but im glad I did!

This was a great movie of its time even if a completely unbelievable premise or way things got worked out, with a great tension throughout.

Characters come and go but they act mostly realistically. Anthony Edwards in particular is great as our one track mind and in love Harry, a normal person thrown into extraordinary circumstances.

But one of the standouts is the old 1980s LA (still had homeless drunks) but its quiet a beautiful, spacious modern city. I wish LA was still as what it was the before the riots, democratic politicians destroying its character. The movie is not exceedingly violent but throws out a completely unnecessary nude scene so loses a star.