I enjoyed Bennett Miller's Moneyball despite my lack of interest in baseball and Foxcatcher is another sports drama directed by him but it's one I like even more.
Foxcatcher follows Olympic wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz who join Team Foxcatcher led by the rich John du Pont but eventually the relationship between these three turns sour.
I strongly suggest NOT to read anything about the story as it may spoil a lot of crucial details.
Miller's previous film Moneyball was decent and had some great dialogue and performances. Whilst Foxcatcher is another sports drama, this one takes more of a dark turn. I really liked the dark and unsettling tone to this movie as I felt it fit perfectly with the story and its characters. The atmosphere created adds so much to the experience and makes the ending of this film even more surprising than it already is. Unlike Moneyball, where the dialogue takes centre stage, Foxcatcher has lot more quiet scenes where you soak in the melancholy feeling of it all with the great music and cinematography. The pacing is quite slow and the slow burn aspect may not work for some people but the story and characters kept me invested and made the runtime not feel as long.
What will keep people interested in this film are the fantastic performances by these three commendable actors. I've always loved Steve Carrell as a comedic actor and to see him play a more serious role was very surprising and I have to see Carrell is truly amazing here. The prosthetic makeup was really good as it helped sell the fact that we were seeing John du Pont rather than Steve Carrell and he really managed to make du Pont a creepy and mysterious individual. Mark Ruffalo gives another great performance. He played the role of a loving and caring brother really well. Last but not least, Channing Tatum was extraordinary. I've known Tatum through comedies like the Jump Street films but he really shows what he's capable of in Foxcatcher. Tatum fully embodied the troubled nature of Mark Schultz and there were a couple subtleties in his performance that really elevated it.
I really liked Foxcatcher. The performances by Carrell, Tatum and Ruffalo are the highlights and despite its slow pacing, the compelling story and ominous atmosphere kept me engaging through its entirety.
Foxcatcher follows Olympic wrestlers Mark and Dave Schultz who join Team Foxcatcher led by the rich John du Pont but eventually the relationship between these three turns sour.
I strongly suggest NOT to read anything about the story as it may spoil a lot of crucial details.
Miller's previous film Moneyball was decent and had some great dialogue and performances. Whilst Foxcatcher is another sports drama, this one takes more of a dark turn. I really liked the dark and unsettling tone to this movie as I felt it fit perfectly with the story and its characters. The atmosphere created adds so much to the experience and makes the ending of this film even more surprising than it already is. Unlike Moneyball, where the dialogue takes centre stage, Foxcatcher has lot more quiet scenes where you soak in the melancholy feeling of it all with the great music and cinematography. The pacing is quite slow and the slow burn aspect may not work for some people but the story and characters kept me invested and made the runtime not feel as long.
What will keep people interested in this film are the fantastic performances by these three commendable actors. I've always loved Steve Carrell as a comedic actor and to see him play a more serious role was very surprising and I have to see Carrell is truly amazing here. The prosthetic makeup was really good as it helped sell the fact that we were seeing John du Pont rather than Steve Carrell and he really managed to make du Pont a creepy and mysterious individual. Mark Ruffalo gives another great performance. He played the role of a loving and caring brother really well. Last but not least, Channing Tatum was extraordinary. I've known Tatum through comedies like the Jump Street films but he really shows what he's capable of in Foxcatcher. Tatum fully embodied the troubled nature of Mark Schultz and there were a couple subtleties in his performance that really elevated it.
I really liked Foxcatcher. The performances by Carrell, Tatum and Ruffalo are the highlights and despite its slow pacing, the compelling story and ominous atmosphere kept me engaging through its entirety.