Good, but it feels a little unsatisfying. I needed more of an entry point with the ideas this film’s trying to tackle, there are no clear breadcrumbs left anywhere where you’re asked to think deeper as a viewer. Most of the film is fairly concrete, and then it ends with this abstract, ambiguous ending that feels a little out of place given the film you’ve just seen. I get that he’s trying to say something about the artistic process and how it’s influenced by real life, but it doesn’t feel pointed. Or maybe it’s simply not as deep as it thinks it is, I don’t know. It made me think a little more about it afterwards, but the movie needed to spend more time setting up its themes during the runtime. I also think the pacing’s a little off, which is mostly due to the scene length being inconsistent. Besides that, this is definitely a recommendation. It’s very well acted and shot, and it still works fairly well as a drama/thriller. Michael Shannon and Jake Gyllenhaal are amazing, and it definitely hits some satisfying emotional beats. It just doesn’t quite nail the conceptual stuff.
Shout by JordyVIP 8BlockedParent2023-01-22T22:03:06Z
Good, but it feels a little unsatisfying.
I needed more of an entry point with the ideas this film’s trying to tackle, there are no clear breadcrumbs left anywhere where you’re asked to think deeper as a viewer. Most of the film is fairly concrete, and then it ends with this abstract, ambiguous ending that feels a little out of place given the film you’ve just seen. I get that he’s trying to say something about the artistic process and how it’s influenced by real life, but it doesn’t feel pointed. Or maybe it’s simply not as deep as it thinks it is, I don’t know. It made me think a little more about it afterwards, but the movie needed to spend more time setting up its themes during the runtime.
I also think the pacing’s a little off, which is mostly due to the scene length being inconsistent.
Besides that, this is definitely a recommendation. It’s very well acted and shot, and it still works fairly well as a drama/thriller. Michael Shannon and Jake Gyllenhaal are amazing, and it definitely hits some satisfying emotional beats. It just doesn’t quite nail the conceptual stuff.
6.5/10