ralphcorbelle

I had no clue what I was heading into when I pressed play. I think it's really hard to make a bad movie when you have Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jaoquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, and Jesse Plemons leading the charge. Hoffman and Phoenix are fully absorbed into their characters and the film forces its audience to try and follow these conversations that somehow feel super grounded (due to Hoffman's amazing delivery) and unsettling at the same time. This movie really could not have worked without the talent of these actors.

Amy Adams does so much with so little screen time; I do wish we got more time with her but I think her lack of presence contributes to the messaging of the film. She gives an extremely pulled back/subtle performance of a woman that is truly in the middle of the storm.

This feels fresh and distinct from any other movie I've watched, so I'd definitely recommend it.

A...miss. A stacked cast full of really interesting performances that unfortunately go nowhere, but it might be more accurate to say it goes EVERYWHERE. A very...conceptual movie? I guess? There were several moments of tension that felt like they would help transition into a super disturbing suspense film but Kaufman never decides to go in that direction and instead commits to a lackluster school-child production of Oklahoma! ...and that's probably the best part of the movie. I definitely think Kaufman had a lot of ideas going into this movie but struggled to communicate them in an effective way. Theres some great dialogue though! Worth a watch just to see Toni Collette be manic :)