Enjoyed the trailer and made it my Sat night film.
It’s trying to be ‘Traffic’ for a new generation; one on debt rather than heroin.
It even follows 3 different stories which converge and switching the genders of the roles to the son of a government official (whereas Traffic was Douglas as a politician, Badge-Dale is an anti-drug police officer) who is mixed up in drugs. Jasper Jones is exceptional in this role and I hope we get to see him become a prolific actor.
Ben Foster is great in what little screen time he has and is drastically underused, the same is to be said of Michael Mondo.
Graham Green looks superb and scary as the big jeffe, but we only see glimpses of him and although have rather seen a lot more, I understand why.
Mellisa Leo and Ritchie Coster are a real surprise and I didn’t realise it was either until the credits rolled. As always, another 2 firm favourites who continue to put in fabulous and surprising performances, that Hollywood seem to ignore.
The trailer made it out to be a bit more of an action thriller, along the lines of Sicario, which is what pulled me in, and therefore I wasn’t ready for the slower narrative.
Had I known this, I probably would have viewed it differently and enjoyed it more.
Great performances all around and the lack of a score, including silent end credits, gave the film a bit more gravitas but the 2hr runtime felt like it was longer.
Go into it blind and without any expectations and you will possibly score it more than I did and have a better time with it.
Enjoyed the trailer and made it my Sat night film.
It’s trying to be ‘Traffic’ for a new generation; one on debt rather than heroin.
It even follows 3 different stories which converge and switching the genders of the roles to the son of a government official (whereas Traffic was Douglas as a politician, Badge-Dale is an anti-drug police officer) who is mixed up in drugs. Jasper Jones is exceptional in this role and I hope we get to see him become a prolific actor.
Ben Foster is great in what little screen time he has and is drastically underused, the same is to be said of Michael Mondo.
Graham Green looks superb and scary as the big jeffe, but we only see glimpses of him and although have rather seen a lot more, I understand why.
Mellisa Leo and Ritchie Coster are a real surprise and I didn’t realise it was either until the credits rolled. As always, another 2 firm favourites who continue to put in fabulous and surprising performances, that Hollywood seem to ignore.
The trailer made it out to be a bit more of an action thriller, along the lines of Sicario, which is what pulled me in, and therefore I wasn’t ready for the slower narrative.
Had I known this, I probably would have viewed it differently and enjoyed it more.
Great performances all around and the lack of a score, including silent end credits, gave the film a bit more gravitas but the 2hr runtime felt like it was longer.
Go into it blind and without any expectations and you will possibly score it more than I did and have a better time with it.
