Electric Slide

I found this movie exceptionally refreshing. The adaption of the idea of Eddie Dobson was intriguing and mysterious. At times, subtle, the movie captivated my attention (hard to do) and I couldn't take my focus off of what was entertaining me. As many movies as I watch, many movies have become background noise, this is not one of those movies. A well played cast, Jim Sturgess is charming and his dialogue witty. I developed a connection with both his and Isabel Lucas' characters. If you want fast action, pass. This is a warming plot that heats up as it advances. If you like curiosity and underdogs, although troubled, this is your movie. Don't let the other reviews scare you away, give it a chance.

The movie went too slow for the pace I'm use to.

And for a movie about a bank robber, it was boring.

Seem they relied too much on how viewers wood react to the excitement of robbing a bank vs putting it on screen.

The nostalgia of the 1980s was faint to. They tired with the 80s music but overall I was disinterested.

Jim Struggs was actually pretty good though. Found him funny and enjoyable to watch as a furtive store owner looking to pay back a shark loan by robbing banks. Unfortunately, it's not enough to make the movie and neither was the mostly cameo appearance of Patricia Arquette, who the ad people decided to milked her academy award win to promote the movie and Chloë Sevigny.

I'd skip it

One thing I don't understand: the listings with my TiVo said this movie was based on fact, and yet the closing credits include the statement that it is a work of fiction.

Occasionally this movie is funny, and I'm sure it was supposed to be. But it's not quite a comedy. It's also not the wild and wacky adventure I expected from the description. It's still somewhat fun to watch.

And then there is the quirky and very friendly Sue, who I immediately recognized as Kate Micucci of "Raising Hope", who is cute.

Jim Sturgess does a good enough job as the lead. If he wasn't supposed to be a John Stamos type, then I would say he succeeded.

Several clueless bimbos hang out with Eddie, but they are played by respected, big-name actresses. I guess that's okay.

There are other quirky characters in the night clubs and other hangouts where Eddie goes.

One of the detectives seems intelligent enough, so I wonder why the cops can't seem to do anything. I don't remember the detective's name and I can't see any clue in the credits. But it was a good performance, whoever it was.

I think this was worth seeing.

Not the most convincing story, but for effort of Jim Sturgess and for presence in a role , full of cliches, of bad guy of Christopher Lambert, after a tough work day, it is not so bad.

Maybe unrealistic , proposing, as simple source of interest, a cop passioned of fashion and banana earings.

And, nothing more because the feeling is to see a story created by a drunk - exhausted scriptwriter giving something in which improvisation rules.

The bad part is the nice potential of subjected, wasted, in this case, in vulgar , hilaric, absurd manner.

Sure, the atmosphere can represent a good point but it has the sin to not be real enough.

Every frame is like a painting. I'm glad I got about halfway through before I realized the absolute artistry of the lighting and focus. Just wow! And, as I said, I was midway through before I saw the beauty of the scenes - because I was _really_ "into it"! Maybe I am not as emotionally invested as the other reviewers (I am not from La La Land, but I've spent enough time there to recognize and absolutely hate it) but I really enjoyed this film!