Normally, I like Charlie Kaufman, but this is him at his most pretentious.
Not that it’s all bad, I actually liked most of the first long scene in the car.
It’s the kind of scene that will make many casual viewers dismiss the film right away (due to its length), but I thought it set up both of our leads very well.
Then they arrive at the parents’ house, and my opinion on the film did a 180.
It does what every annoying art movie does (not saying all art movies are like that, I like a lot of them): everything starts to get weird for the sake of trying to be interesting, but without any artistic reasoning.
For example, the acting becomes a nonsensical mix of very grounded performances (our leads) on one side, and extremely heightened, cartoony perfomances on the other side (the parents).
Also, the cinematography is pedestrian at best, and I fail to see the reasoning behind the chosen aspect ratio (unlike films like The Lifghthouse or Mommy).
Just stick to writing, Charlie.
4/10
Liked it a lot, Felt a little disjointed and all over the place at times but I have more positive thoughts on the show than negative. The main stories with Omni-Man and Invincible are solid through out the season but there is some characters that didn't have their story clearly told which is fine but I do think that's the one issue with the show is that there are just so many characters and not all of them are integral to the main story but they will have one or two episodes dedicated to them sometimes and that can really throw me off, Again overall I enjoyed it....I think it will be a little bit better on a re-watch given how confusing some of the early-ish/middle episodes can be that eventually get paid off (a little bit) down the road.
Is it just me, or the whole "Mama Maglione" thing wasn't funny at all?
For those complaining about the ending or the show in general, (I did too initially) there is something that you should know. This show was started before COVID. Then Jeff Bridges got a bad case of COVID and was diagnosed with lymphoma and had a gigantic tumor removed from his abdomen. He was on oxygen for a long time and could barely walk. This is likely why the show was changed and slowed down. The lymphoma finally went into remission and they resumed filming. There were supposed to be more episodes than there were. This is likely why it started so strong and then got confusing and slow and not completely resolved. However, they are hoping to do a 2nd season.
https://nypost.com/2021/09/13/jeff-bridges-cancer-is-in-remission-returns-to-the-old-man-set/
After learning about all that, I have a much better feeling about it. Good luck to Jeff Bridges with his health issues. I really liked this show all in all.
An okay start to the show, the characters Jack & Archie seem okay. The music, production and even some of the cinematography was good, was just the story that didn't blow me away, was a good set up but nothing amazing just yet
Stevie and David are my brotp
Amazing how fast things turn sour. At the end of S7 I was in a spot where I could actually enjoy some episodes. But now we have all that R&R stuff coming up again and Mon and Chan behave like a grumpy old couple from the moment they got married.
I enjoyed the story arc of Richard becoming like the very people he despised at the beginning. With the announcement of season 5 coming without T.J. Miller and the plot apparently focusing on Pied Piper vs Hooly again, I wonder what new elements will be brought into the fold.
The team once again was miraculously saved from its own failure because it wouldn't be much of a show if they failed or succeeded. I still enjoy watching, but I'm starting to wonder if it's not time to set up the conclusion of the show, rather than risk it becoming mediocre over time.
These Rafi episodes are SO STUPID
