mattrochman

The cinematography and performances were great. At times I was totally absorbed by the film and almost on the edge of my seat.

It was slightly different to what I expected - more of political thriller with scheming characters and twists. I started to guess how it might end but never fully certain about whether I was right.

John Lithgow deserves a shout out, Ralph Fiennes was excellent and I always love Stanley Tucci.

As others pointed out, the last twist felt like one twist too many and on top of being firmly unbelievable, it added 15 to 20 mins if the film that it didn't need too.

The theme of conservative old school vs modern liberal/progressive gave a good dimension to the film but the ending felt like a progressive needed to throw a curve ball to give to a woke finishing flavour. Totally unnecessary and didn't quite fit.

Honestly, I thought the resolution would contain something that magically tied some threads and motives together, but the ending we got seemed like a missed opportunity to really tie it off.

I'd give 7 because it was a fairly good film and well made, but it's final 15 mins cost it some stars.

I approached this film with a sense of scepticism and was happy to switch it off any moment I thought it was pretentious style over substance or became boring/strange/contrives. Though to my pleasant surprise, I became drawn into it and found it highly original.

It is set in the 1960s and certainly has a style and feel that is unique, but that didn't overshadow a rather curious storyline with fitting, well crafted dialogue that completed the picture, so to speak.

It is fair to say that it has a good dose of fantasy about it, but there is emotional depth to the relationships between all the characters; and while the concurrent subplots could arguably be far fetched, you do feel like you're in a really enjoyable suspension of disbelief, meaning that you don't find the need to stand back and pick out it's improbabilities. I was hesitant and being a best picture academy award winning film, I went in expecting something different to what I saw. I would watch again and would recommend, though it is an adult film!

Very good, great cinematography too and I was impressed. Honestly I think it's a fair winner of a best picture Oscar that year, though not one of the best films I ever seen. Just a great production from original material.

Rian Johnson really has a knack for grabbing the audience early and taking us on an engaging journey.

Similar in feel to knives out, it was sheer cinematic fun and joy an escapism - something we need in these times!

Highly recommend, the acting of every single cast member was fantastic and the screenplay is well crafted.

Some minor things that didn't seem necessary or make much sense, like the mysterious thing shot into every guests mouth before boarding the boat, and this did add to the fairly lengthy running time, but minor quibbles. Really had a fun night out and unraveling the mystery piqued everyone's curiosity.