awkward intersection

Libby 2022-03-26 09:01:09

Directed by George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore starring

#jerry movie 148# (Recommendation index: 3 stars)

I like this kind of movie very much. There is always a different kind of charm in the 1950s American small town and the murder case. It is about the company manager played by Matt Damon and his sister-in-law played by Julian Moore, who colluded with several local gangsters and directed and acted in a kidnapping case, killing his wife to defraud insurance, but he was not expected to be compensated. When the staff saw it through, the ending was self-inflicted and could not survive. All of them died, leaving his son alone. The town they lived in was originally prosperous and peaceful, but it was about to move because of a black family. There were various protests and targets, and every night, the people's denunciation meeting, so this absurd thing was attributed to the black family. It was a ridiculous era. The intersection of the two families only occurs in women and children. It is somewhat abrupt in the overall situation. Clooney wants to express that the handling of the two aspects is not soft and too blunt, but it is a bit baffling. The two children are quite good, and the figure in the final sunset holds a beautiful ideal. Matt Damon and Julian Moore's acting skills naturally don't need to be much. After all, the coffee position is here, and a pair of adulterers and prostitutes are vividly portrayed. There are also lies exposed, anxiety and indignation after murder. The special surprise was the little boy, who saw through the darkness of adults' world and was threatened by his own father. He was calm on the surface but lonely and panicked on the outside. The emotion was well managed, and he had a promising future when he grew up. My favorite is the scene where Damon was threatened by a hooligan after disposing of the body, and the hooligan was hit by a crash and exploded, and ran away on a bicycle. It is dark humorous, full of irony, and very interesting.

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  • Shaylee 2022-03-22 09:02:19

    There are many and strong dramatic conflicts, and the Coen brothers’ screenwriting level is indeed not overshadowed. This is a good movie that can tell stories and tell them well.

  • Ezequiel 2022-03-23 09:02:36

    The script of the Coen brothers is there. No matter what, it looks better than the previous "Allied Treasure Team". At least the story is buckled in the plot, but the black line is too artificial, and it is not too big to put it in. Meaning, I don't like that it ends with two children playing baseball. Compared with the particularly pure black humor of the Coen brothers, George Clooney is still too mild and not refreshing enough, so it is a little strange.

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  • Gardner: I'm sorry for his loss.

    Hightower: Of life? Yeah, I guess he probably is too.

  • Bud Cooper: I could have you killed in no time.

    Gardner: I could kill you too.

    Bud Cooper: [laughs]