Was this directed by PTA or Scorsese? Those long, sweeping tracking shots, the dadrock montages, the themes about excess and the dark side of excess; most of this is a dead ringer for a Scorsese film. At first I thought some of the stuff relating to the side characters felt a little too disconnected from the main plot, but at some point you realize it all feeds the main theme of the film. Love the soundtrack, the acting is very good (probably still Mark Wahlberg’s best), so many memorable scenes, characters and lines (love some of its dark comedy) and excellent cinematography/directing. If you ask me, he was quite far ahead of Tarantino as a director at this point in his career. I do have some minor problems with the editing and tone, which can be a little sloppy at times. It’s also a little predictable, it doesn’t throw that many surprising curveballs at you. Given what PTA would go on to do, this is fairly straightforward and not nearly as complex as some of hit later work, but I still thought it was great regardless.
Shout by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2022-08-24T08:19:31Z
Was this directed by PTA or Scorsese? Those long, sweeping tracking shots, the dadrock montages, the themes about excess and the dark side of excess; most of this is a dead ringer for a Scorsese film. At first I thought some of the stuff relating to the side characters felt a little too disconnected from the main plot, but at some point you realize it all feeds the main theme of the film. Love the soundtrack, the acting is very good (probably still Mark Wahlberg’s best), so many memorable scenes, characters and lines (love some of its dark comedy) and excellent cinematography/directing. If you ask me, he was quite far ahead of Tarantino as a director at this point in his career. I do have some minor problems with the editing and tone, which can be a little sloppy at times. It’s also a little predictable, it doesn’t throw that many surprising curveballs at you. Given what PTA would go on to do, this is fairly straightforward and not nearly as complex as some of hit later work, but I still thought it was great regardless.
8/10