This movie feels like it was made in the 90s when just having a string of events following one another without craftful editing and just loosely connected dialogue succeeded bringing in millions when you just got the casting right. Nowadays this type of filmmaking indicates outdatedness.
The good points of this movie : robert de niro is fantastic, he plays the two faced smiley greedy villain character to perfection. He has you questioning his real intentions right to the end without revealing too much about his undisguised personality while also being ruthless. Lily gladstone also strong contender for main actress awards, just loved her portrayal of non non-sense but vulnerable portrayal of Mollie Burkhart.
The cast all in all very good.
Furthermore the whole story shown from a wide range of narrative angles is very captivating, as you are watching a murder mystery unfolding from multiple angles whilst also being given the answer from the very beginning.
Bad points: The obvious one, it is way too long with a lot of scenes consisting of slowly spoken dialogue and exposition. The movie feels like a drag one hour in and you wish you had spared yourself the movie ticket for a comfy and pausable streaming experience.
Di caprio as the dimwitted but sinister husband was uninspired. If you have ever watched a dicaprio movie you will frustratingly notice that his range is very limited. It is Leo just using lines of dialogue explaining to you that he is another person whilst never really putting any effort into changing voice, posture or gesture. Different clothes, different dialect and different lines of dialogue does not change you into another person unfortunately.
So all in all very decent movie to stream, not worth a movie ticket though.
The good points of this movie : robert de niro is fantastic, he plays the two faced smiley greedy villain character to perfection. He has you questioning his real intentions right to the end without revealing too much about his undisguised personality while also being ruthless. Lily gladstone also strong contender for main actress awards, just loved her portrayal of non non-sense but vulnerable portrayal of Mollie Burkhart.
The cast all in all very good.
Furthermore the whole story shown from a wide range of narrative angles is very captivating, as you are watching a murder mystery unfolding from multiple angles whilst also being given the answer from the very beginning.
Bad points: The obvious one, it is way too long with a lot of scenes consisting of slowly spoken dialogue and exposition. The movie feels like a drag one hour in and you wish you had spared yourself the movie ticket for a comfy and pausable streaming experience.
Di caprio as the dimwitted but sinister husband was uninspired. If you have ever watched a dicaprio movie you will frustratingly notice that his range is very limited. It is Leo just using lines of dialogue explaining to you that he is another person whilst never really putting any effort into changing voice, posture or gesture. Different clothes, different dialect and different lines of dialogue does not change you into another person unfortunately.
So all in all very decent movie to stream, not worth a movie ticket though.