Men (2022) is a movie the wife and I caught in theatres last night. The storyline follows a young lady who recently suffered an unfortunate circumstance and has rented a house in the country to reset her mindset. One day she takes a walk along the railroad tracks close to the house and sees and experiences some amazing things until she is seen by a strange, naked man. A series of events is unlocked where it seems no matter where she goes a strange man appears, sometimes the same strange man and sometimes a new one...
This movie is directed by Alex Garland (Annihilation) and stars Jessie Buckley (I'm Thinking of Ending Things), Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful), Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) and Gayle Rankin (Glow).
This movie has a lot going for it and one shortcoming... The cinematography, use of colors and lights, settings, backstory and circumstances are all magnificent. The intensity is very well done from beginning to end. The special effects are top notch and there's an outstanding scene with a knife and a peep hole that's worth the price of admission. The cast delivers perfect performances. Unfortunately, when this was over I felt the same exact way about this film that I felt about Annihilation- the first 80% of the movie is an A...and the end is a D. There's aspects about the end I loved, outside of the knife scene the crow, the arm and the ankle were brilliant. But where they went for clever to pull it all together didn't work for me.
Overall this is an absolutely must see movie that I would strongly recommend; but unfortunately, falls flat of its potential. I would score this a 6.5-7/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is directed by Alex Garland (Annihilation) and stars Jessie Buckley (I'm Thinking of Ending Things), Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful), Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You) and Gayle Rankin (Glow).
This movie has a lot going for it and one shortcoming... The cinematography, use of colors and lights, settings, backstory and circumstances are all magnificent. The intensity is very well done from beginning to end. The special effects are top notch and there's an outstanding scene with a knife and a peep hole that's worth the price of admission. The cast delivers perfect performances. Unfortunately, when this was over I felt the same exact way about this film that I felt about Annihilation- the first 80% of the movie is an A...and the end is a D. There's aspects about the end I loved, outside of the knife scene the crow, the arm and the ankle were brilliant. But where they went for clever to pull it all together didn't work for me.
Overall this is an absolutely must see movie that I would strongly recommend; but unfortunately, falls flat of its potential. I would score this a 6.5-7/10 and strongly recommend it.