Live by Night evaluation action
2021-12-28 08:01
The film depicts a curious and unfocused gang epic during Prohibition. With some carefully arranged action scenes and gun battles, as well as some thought-provoking plot clues, the main story of the film has gradually blurred, and the plot has become more and more tortuous. From fascinating and interesting to confusing to procrastinating, until the end the audience has no idea what they are looking at.
The scene is magnificent, the production is gorgeous, and the plot is ups and downs. Despite this, the film still lacks tension, perhaps because all aspects are carefully produced but not enough to cause an explosion. As a gangster film, many fragments could have been constructed to be more thrilling, but the creative team handled them too cautiously and steadily. The protagonist Joe can be ruthless in many occasions, but in fact, the audience has little impact in the film. feel. In short, the film is full of unexpected fun on the one hand, but on the other hand it lacks a sense of reality due to deliberate design.
Extended Reading
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[first lines]
Joe Coughlin: [narrating] In 1917, I signed up to fight the Huns in France. Good men died all around me, and I saw no reason for it. The rules we lived by were lies. And they didn't apply to those who made them. I swore If I made it home, I would never follow orders again. I left a soldier, I came home an outlaw.
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Joe Coughlin: I'm crazy about her.
Thomas Coughlin: Crazy isn't love.