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Was this a story worth telling? SPOILERS

posted 9 years ago by glacier1982
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The acting was great, the scenes looked great, nice direction and atmosphere... so why did it insist on being a hopeless bore?

Was this a film about a vehemently honest businessman becoming ever so slightly corrupted at the end? Was that his arc? Why does the conclusion feel so tacked on? A lot of questions, I know. What I really want to know is; Was this a story worth telling?

Written and directed by the same man and I can't believe this was a singular vision, a story someone was dying to tell. It felt like someone took a story about a businessman and his family being badgered by an unknown opponent, and for whatever reason stuck in a story about a suicidal employee driven by envy. So much of the ending felt forced and unnatural. I cannot consider this film to be anything but a misfire. One single man at the helm and it felt like something that was written by four different writers and was rushed through production. Very disappointed.

[–] !!!deleted!!! (25863049) 9 years ago

We just finished watching it and, as much as I tend to think IMDB threads of the "THIS MOVIE SUCKED" variety are juvenile...this movie was a crashing bore. You're right - it was a story that didn't need to be told.

[–] monstermayhem32 9 years ago

I thought the movie was okay but boring.

[–] Waldimore 9 years ago

I was tremendously disappointed. It was a bore because the lead character was a pompous a$$. What business did he think he was in? His whole belief system was at odds with reality. He should have gone into another business if he wanted to be free of the gangster identity. After awhile his character was just plain tiresome.

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[–] LTUM 9 years ago

i wasn't bored even once during this.

i don't get all the distaste here. i think it was well done. though i agree with your point about the arbitrariness of the story's necessity

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[–] TheAnimalMother 9 years ago

When you compromise your integrity it shouldn't feel right, should it? Damn right this story was worth telling. This is a real story, one with too much truth and integrity for many people to handle. Perhaps this film only bores people who have little interest in integrity.

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[–] Seth_Rogue_One 8 years ago

Yeah I think it was worth telling, but I don't think it was needed to be as long as it was... And they could have given the characters a bit more life.

A good father and a good outlaw can't settle inside the same man.

[–] Daydream_Machine 8 years ago

It felt more like a stylistic exercise than a heartfelt story worth telling. If the goal was to recreate the classic filmmaking of the 70s (think The Godfather, Chinatown, etc.) then A+. Cinematography, acting, period details were all excellent. If the goal was to tell a gripping, important story as well, then C. As it stands it's a brilliantly crafted knock-off without much emotional weight or relevance.