The 6th Annual Letterboxd Season Challenge: 2020-21
(the original list by Benjamin Milot)
Week 3: September 21st-27th
Classic Performers: Sidney Poitier Week
The acting in this by the four family members is utterly outstanding. I can't believe it wasn't nominated for any Academy Awards. This is an amazing story that is both familiar and challenging, traditional and progressive, and it touches on so many topics and themes in such a great way. I can't praise and recommend this film enough.…
My favorite film of all time. An absurd brutalization of western society, and a perfect encapsulation of the meaning of life.
I thought this was really good! Intriguing, unexpected, weird, compelling, interesting characters, and fun. Great acting. A slow yet wild ride of a film. I couldn't quite connect with the plot on a deep level but it was definitely fascinating.
Films worth watching
0:16.63 - Time to title (36th fastest out of 233)
My DVD collection
The Essential 489 (Films/Movies) (to See/You Must See) (Before You Die)
The Hustler is one of my all-time favorites. A sequel, 25 years later, with Paul Newman playing the same character, directed by Martin Scorsese? That's like automatically a 4-star film. This rises to 4.5 stars because there's something special about it: the gritty pool halls, the glitzy pool tournament, the story of Fast Eddie trying to renew his passion, and the fact that I can watch 2 hours of billiard balls rolling around and not get bored. What holds this…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The plot is just kind of ridiculous and all over the place. You have this couple who don't like each other that much, a brother who immediately starts hitting on his brother's girlfriend, a mom with cancer which seems like a weird addition to the plot, a sister who the main guy falls for immediately as she steps off a bus without ever having talked to her even though he was about to propose to her sister, another sister who…
This movie is silly and stupid but I love it. Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser are delightful, they have great chemistry and it looks like they had a lot of fun making this. The rewatch value of this is very high for me because it goes in so many directions. When you look closely you find that the plot doesn't make sense, but it doesn't matter because the fun more than makes up for it. Part guilty pleasure, part I-don't-care-because-Harold-Ramis-is-a-comedy-legend, and part I'm-just-a-huge-Brendan-Fraser-fan.
