Hard Eight

By Orin 2022-09-29 16:50:15

Good in its own category

Not my favorite PTAnderson movie, since as I pointed out elsewhere, I see the father-son obsession in American films an intolerable cliche. But the acting is very strong, and the plot, in spite of all the drama, is quite plausible.

Philip Baker Hall here plays an aged and tired professional gambler, who takes a lost soul under his old, tattered wings, first driven by guilt, then by genuine affection. The lost soul, convincingly played by John C. Reilly (the cop in "Magnolia "), turns...

By Nels 2023-09-26 08:52:36

How to define the "first master" period, it would be sloppy to evaluate only with regularization or safety first. At this time, PTA has already shown its personal style (smooth long shot, mid-section narrative), and it can be regarded as a later memorial work even if it has not yet formed. , "Gangster Complex" has the development of the end of the "Godfather Fever" (with a sense of film noir), but it seems that it cannot be overly praised for this, after all, it cannot save the script and the...

By Ashtyn 2023-09-24 11:34:16

Same universe as his [Cigarette and Coffee]; - "What the hell do you want?" - "I want you to pinch that fucking cigarette" - "I won't pinch this one out. "-"Okay, then can I ask you for a cigarette?"; Jules didn't have the miraculous bodyguard from [Pulp Fiction] this time, and got all six shots; I really like the music taste of...

By Adella 2023-09-16 17:49:29

PTA's obsession and obsession with long shots is at a...

By Ena 2023-09-03 17:33:40

It's very happy, and Virgo can tell the story so powerfully, but it's still the PTA that I don't feel the...

By Remington 2023-08-22 15:49:07

Two sources of fanfare: Melville's gambler Bob and John Ford's chivalrous...