For all the reviews I've read referring to "Cliche", "Predictable", "Boring", there's one word I still haven't come across, but I"m using it here....innovative. Here's why:
I've seen countless movies that begin as a realistic, hard-edged, straight-forward story, then it turns out it was all a religious allegory, life-after-death, "Hotel California"-type story.
This is exactly the opposite (here beginneth the "Spoiler"),,,,it BEGINS with all the overtones of a religious allegory, life-after-death "Hotel California" story.(and very well presented at that!)....and it turns out that, after all, it ISN't any kind of allegorical, 'judgement' piece, but truly is, simply, a straight-forward, violent, unforgiving story with apparently no allegory at all. (here endeth the "Spoiler")
Music = totally awesome. Charles Manson thing = brought the movie to a screeching halt. Dakota Johnson = soooo beautiful.
I've seen countless movies that begin as a realistic, hard-edged, straight-forward story, then it turns out it was all a religious allegory, life-after-death, "Hotel California"-type story.
This is exactly the opposite (here beginneth the "Spoiler"),,,,it BEGINS with all the overtones of a religious allegory, life-after-death "Hotel California" story.(and very well presented at that!)....and it turns out that, after all, it ISN't any kind of allegorical, 'judgement' piece, but truly is, simply, a straight-forward, violent, unforgiving story with apparently no allegory at all. (here endeth the "Spoiler")
Music = totally awesome. Charles Manson thing = brought the movie to a screeching halt. Dakota Johnson = soooo beautiful.