Back in 2014, I went to go see Boyhood in theaters with my Dad and my Grandmas. After I saw it I knew that I finally realized that film was my passion. It floored me with the humanism and told me movies didn’t have to be big Blockbusters, it can just be a conversation with people and just living life. I was so inspired by that and Boyhood is one of the driving forces to push me to make films. …
Reviews of Last Flag Flying 2017
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“I don’t give a fuck what they say, you understand me,
the lance corporal is ours.
He is a marine until he goes into the ground.
He remains a marine the period of time he’s in that ground + 100 years.
Is that clear.
He is ours.”Icl the remaining Linklater films that I have left to watch don’t look like my cup of tea which is why I’ve slowed down quite a lot with this…
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A physical manifestation of Linklater's transitory experience, not just in time or relationship but in the duality of death, of a spirit being gone and a body being left behind. Whereas The Last Detail was about buying time, Last Flag Flying is a reflection on what we have left, who we choose to spend it with, and what ends up mattering. That Linklater uses such a spiritual sequel angle to ruminate on the specifics of governmental lies ends up…
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My memory of THE LAST DETAIL is pretty thin, so I have no idea how this does or doesn't line up. As Linklater hangouts go I was surprised to find this one fueled mostly by guilt, simmering resentment, and anger. The three leads are quite good (Carell especially) although they seem to have been left a bit on their own...Cranston in particular keeps enunciating like he's projecting for a stage audience, it's a bit odd. Anyway like a lot of Linklater's movies this is pretty sneaky. The last scene might nail you.
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Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne in a Linklater movie?? Hell fucking yeah, man! Love it when actors who I mainly know for comedic roles absolutely kill it in more dramatic stuff. This still kinda feels like a hangout/road trip movie, but damn it must be the saddest and most depressing Linklater hangout film I've ever seen. Good to see J. Quinton Johnson from Everybody Wants Some in it tho.
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Lawrence Fishburne saying “Mm-mm, Praise God” every 5 minutes is my new thing.
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Linklater’s old man hangout movie completes the process of turning him into an unfashionable director, but is just him at his element doing what he does best. Some of the finest use of Carrel’s underrated dramatic chops. And as usual It has a modulation of drama and sense of rhythm that most of his peers can’t approach.
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A Richard Linklater road trip comedy sounds like the greatest idea ever. It's a perfect setup for his naturalistic, free wheeling dialogue and his vigorous commitment to character, for his nearly unmatched skill at drawing humanity and beauty out of apparent mundanity. He certainly accomplishes that at select moments throughout this film, but more often than not, the conversations feel artificial, strained in a way. The characters almost feel different for the sake of being different rather than different enough to…
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* Though I had a 100% satisfying emotional experience with this movie, my brain tells me I should only give it 4.5/5 because it is a comedy and thus not profound enough for a full score. Fuck you, brain. 😠
* It is as powerful a statement against the Iraq War as The Hurt Locker (2009) was. But it does that through comedy and provides a very entertaining time despite these heavy points.
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bias never reared its head so boldly as it did last night, when after seeing a Q&A with Linklater, i convinced myself for a moment that maybe i DID love this film
but i know i didn't. i love Linklater, but i didn't love this, and that's fine. it's more than fine, really, because i was MERE FEET AWAY FROM HIM............ and this time i did not say anything embarrassing about art school, so cheers!
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This movie has both kinds of acting: loud and quiet.
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This movie was sensitive to the soldiers who died during the Iraq War. It featured great performances from Steve Carell, Laurence Fishburne, and Cicely Tyson. Bryan Cranston fans will also appreciate his performance.
But seriously, gotta love Laurence Fishburne as a preacher. I would totally go to that church.
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-Laurence Fishburne's wife serves meat for dinner.
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