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"I can't do it alone. I want a home." -- Yes, this is a very emotional and touching movie, but I mostly just want that house. It's gorgeous.

What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you? What’s the worst thing that’s happened to you today? These questions were posed by writer/director Mary Bronstein to introduce her new A24 movie called IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU. Like me, you probably just chuckled. The more I think about it, the title is actually perfect. It encapsulates the tone of this panic attack of a movie so well. At times it’s humorous, but it's mostly drama with very heavy subject matter and themes. It’s about the unraveling of Linda (Rose Byrne), a therapist and worn-down mother of an ill child. A ceiling in their home collapses, starting a chaotic chain reaction of stress-inducing events. Metaphorically, she keeps having her legs kicked out from under her, hence the amazing title. This is a really well-done movie. The metaphors and symbolism are top-notch, not being too obvious or preachy. The script keeps pace while it’s shot with a lot of close-ups. Rose Byrne gives us an award-worthy performance. It’s harrowing, raw, and relatable. A lot is put on a mother’s shoulders, including blame and shame. They are the closest thing to superheroes that we can get. Hell, this is a superhero movie. Conan O’Brian is in this! Playing Linda’s therapist, he actually does a great job. So does ASAP Rocky as Linda’s neighbor. The director herself knows that this movie won’t resonate with all audiences, but I think it’ll definitely hit the people it’s aiming for. IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU isn’t going to be on my rewatch list, but it packs a lot into so many punches.

It opens and closes strong, but I struggled to connect with the road in-between. I felt detached from the characters, and even when they are speaking of horrific things, their delivery comes off as one-note. Some comedic moments work, but overall the mix of tones was uncomfortable to me.

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Espectacular montaña rusa de emociones. No te permite despegar la vista de la pantalla no un segundo y a cambio te recompensa con fantásticas secuencias de pelea, pero también de un desarrollo conmovedor de muchos de sus personajes principales y antagonistas...
Gran comienzo para la trilogía que dará cierre al anime más popular de la actualidad

It's undoubtedly incredibly effective, and the message is important, but that in itself doesn't make a great film. For a documentary, I didn't find that I walked away with any new information, barring the history of Orwell's life. The messages about being wary of misinformation, turning a blind eye to human cruelty and desensitization to violence are pertinent, but it feels like Peck is trying to prove something with this doc. What exactly that is, I'm not sure. That said, I felt utter despair by the end of it, so it can't be said that it fails in its mission

The film does a great job of combining nostalgia, innocence, dread, and wonder. The story has some hard twists in terms of tone, but they always seem to flow organically from the mind of 11-year-old Fuki (with a great performance by Yui Suzuki). Renoir has many great things going for it, but it doesn't do enough to separate itself from other coming-of-age films.

Amazing film with the right balance of comedy, drama, tension and longing. Denise Weinberg as Tereza gives a great performance, and that combines with the cinematography and story to create some poetic moments. The story drags a bit during the second act, but it picks up again by the end for a really cool conclusion. Don't skip this one!

A movie by cinephiles for cinephiles. If you love movies and are interested in the movie-making process, watch this film! Or if you just love Paris.

Una película simple en su argumento, pero que logra igualmente demostrar lo sencillo y fácil que es reproducir el miedo y la paranoia sin grandes artificios. El escenario juega en favor de una historia sobre la culpa y el remordimiento.
Mitología y horror mezclada con paisajes fríos y solitarios.
Aunque no es algo que no se haya visto anteriormente, se agradece una cinta simples en formas y premisa.

El maestro sigue siendo la última película que me encantó de Paul Thomas Anderson.
La película que más odie de él, sigue siendo Puro Vicio.
One battle after another no es su mejor película, no siquiera es parte de un top tres diría yo. Su filmografía será corta, pero cuenta con mejores títulos...incluso Licorice Pizza, la cual no me volvió loco me parece ligeramente mejor.
One battle after another es larga, tiene un prólogo que parece no saber cuando detenerse y por consecuencia la película tarda en arrancar. Encima los personajes no mueven la trama, sino que está parece moverse por cuenta propia. Los protagonistas, Bob y Willa rara vez tienen algo que decir, lo cual no estaría mal, pero es que los desarrollan muy poco. Bob particularmente es una decepción. Se entiende la referencia al Gran Lebowski, pero esa película era una comedia absurda, mientras que acá Bob tiene una misión clara, pero la película no le da momentos para el tomar las riendas del asunto. Willa debería ser otro punto fuerte, sobre todo su relación con sus padres, pero también tiene poco tiempo para destacar.
El personaje de Sean Penn, es el que mueve la trama, el único que parece tener un objetivo.
El tono es raro, a veces satírico, a veces serio. Hay veces donde me cuesta decir exactamente que pretendían....

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Get to watch a young Paul Rudd. Worth it for that. Some pretty decent kills too. Just don't expect narrative excellence.

this film was made for me!

nice film

A brilliant film, and one that I avoided for too long. I watched this at a festival, and it became clear to me why this made the Sight and Sound list of the best films ever made. Buster Keaton plays a Confederate soldier who is determined to make it across enemy lines with a train that often seems to have a mind of its own. Its physical gags and twists and turns are still remarkable and I would recommend it to anyone attempting to understand the appeal of the silent film.

"This film, definitely, is an example of the lack of creativity and research when creating a script and scenes for quality cinema. Both its performances, its shooting, and practically the entire movie, are very mediocre.
Supposedly, it’s a horror, horror-suspense, and mystery film. The only horror it has is its creation. Honestly, its writer, screenwriter, and director are the ones who are frightening for having created such an aberration.

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