I saw that most of the film critics said that the film was procrastinated and dull, the whole film was 2 hours and 20 minutes, and it was said that I slept for 40 minutes. . . So I really want to know if I am the only one who feels that it has a tight rhythm, and the tension of film noir is just right. . . I even made a special confirmation that I hadn't adjusted to 1.25x speed to watch. From the beginning of the film, the jerks of Uncle Norton's ecstasy and the "if" that couldn't stop the car made me unable to move my eyes. I didn't even click on the progress bar to watch it.
It is a work adapted from a famous novel, the main line of the story is clear and unambiguous, and the plot is intricate and full and reluctant to leave a little blank. Uncle Norton is indeed a genius. The film really wanted to express a lot of conflicts, and the emotional line with the black female protagonist was slightly thin, so that afterwards, it was forced to love everything that happened. . They all have a bit of political correctness, but since I haven't actually read the original work, let's okwellfine. . .
After watching it for a long time, my mind is still full of the film’s yellowish retro tones: classic Morandi cars all over the street, warm-breasted woolen long coats, all kinds of berets and top hats, black Jazz bands, rust The old subway cars and monochromatic neon lights perfectly reproduce the material-rich New York city scene in the 1950s.
Just for the old look of Uncle Norton and his accurate interpretation of this kind of "lunatic" role as always, this movie is worthy of careful attention, not to mention that he is said to be a self-directed work that he has been brewing for 20 years? In addition, the joining of old drama players such as Bruce Willis and William Darfur also added a lot to the film.
Anyway, it's over. I'm really afraid of falling asleep, let's have a cup of Hong Kong-style milk tea to refresh your mind~
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