I get my meals free."
From here, the movie becomesa detailed portrait of loneliness, resilience, and imagination.
Some stretches might be a little too polished and whimsical but, fundamentally, the director avoids melodrama.
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In the end, its not one of Soderberghs flashier titles, but its among his most emotionally resonant.
Tell me about Jenny.
Tell me what happened to her."
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What should be a straight line of vengeance becomes something far more fractured and introspective.
The Limey channels an energy similar to the French New Wave: jagged, adventurous, disorienting, rule-breaking.
Not every experiment here succeeds, butthe puzzle-like story is engrossing and Stamp’s performance is great.
The supporting players are also solid, includingPeter Fondaas the slick and slimy record producer.
“Logan Luckyis like a scrappier, funnier, down-to-earth, Southern-fried riff onOcean’s Eleven.
It’s a ridiculous plan pulled off by people who are perpetually underestimatedand thats exactly the point.
The finished product isn’t perfect but it’s certainly enjoyable.
Most of all,Logan Luckyworks because the characters are well-drawn and the movie has genuine affection for them.
The humor comes not from mocking them, but from watching them outwit a system thats written them off.
They’re all suffused with paranoia and dread.
The director also pivots between genres effortlessly; psychological drama one moment, Hitchcockian suspense the next.
Soderbergh continuously subverts audience expectations, reshaping the plot and playing gleefully with genre conventions.
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For all these reasons,Side Effectswinds up beingmore than the sum of its parts.
Likewise, the conclusion largely avoids feel-good cliches in favor of realism.
And then you take the house.
“Oceans Elevenis the slickest film Soderbergh ever made.
The pacing is breezy, the dialogue crackles, and every scene pops with color and movement.
It makes for some seriously smart blockbuster entertainment for adults.
It’s fun without being shallow.
The movie avoids preachiness and instead deals in messy ambiguity.
It makes for one of the most impressive films ever made about the narcotics underworld.
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