Second half of this film - Bit of a let down!
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Neon-112 — 10 years ago(December 07, 2015 02:03 AM)
While I really enjoyed the first half of this film, I felt the second half was a huge let down. For me, it just doesn't go anywhere. Truth be told, I was a little bored towards the end.
Michael Shannon - Great acting (Cruel bastard)
Andrew Garfield - Never been a huge fan apart from the Social Network
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canadamelody — 10 years ago(December 25, 2015 08:42 AM)
Thanks for the warning. This is typical of every film Americans make that have strong social and political potential good start beep ending.
I shall cancel my Amazon UK BD pre order. Bloody trailers and hype.
I have been bitten too many times. Shame but political cowardice among filmmakers these days seems to be a professional qualification. Even worse they want the cred of taking on issues while bailing out on the substance. -
AlienByChoice — 10 years ago(December 29, 2015 03:32 AM)
That's the whole point though. It isn't implied that Carver is brought down. In fact, you can deduce from the final scene that Carver is untouchable.
So as morally questionable as the second half is, the ending is powerful and is quite clear - Nash takes the moral high ground and takes the fall. Carver survives and lives to try again. For a moment you feel good for Nash and the owners of that last house. But that's just a short time reprieve. Nash will end up in jail. The owners still can't pay their mortgage, so they'll still be evicted, just a bit later. And so in the long run, evil as personified by Carver, wins.
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sc_taylor — 10 years ago(January 22, 2016 01:31 PM)
I'm not sure why you think Carver won't be brought down. Forging documents and engaging in corruption to have them falsely notarised is a pretty serious offence and he would do time for it. It would be pretty clear to the police/prosecuter that a small fish like Nash couldn't possibly have produced that document himself, even if he was the one to physically deliver it to the court.
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Neon-112 — 10 years ago(January 03, 2016 04:20 PM)
Man of Steel was pretty average, however, I agree Michael Shannon was very good. As for Garfield, I have really tried to like him but have never been a real fan. I was impressed by him in Social Network which is why I have continued to watch his films. However, I'm yet to be impressed. I didn't really like him as Spiderman but I think that may have more to do with the quality of film.
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CrimsonCut — 10 years ago(January 25, 2016 04:21 PM)
i agree- the ending fell into the cliche conventions of the genre. i thin it would have been nice to have taken us somewhere we didn't expect- but i saw the moral redemption thing coming a mile away- it set it up way too early- too many shots of garfield looking guilty at making a pack of cash- over and over. almost every scene was = "heres the money kid"- followed by- "ooh no- how can i live with myself " shot.
that really foreshadowed what was going to happen too strongly . at least in wall street for example- its a guy who s always been ambitious- so his turn is sudden. and then its left on a different note.