Now this was a bombastic sequel to an already very good film but this beats the original. Especially in regards of story telling as I found the story in this installment far more compelling as in the first one, which know feels like a Prologue to a fantastic cinamtic experience.
I have never read the book so I cannot compare it, but in terms of writing and especially directing this one is a milestone of SciFi cinema.
I also though some of the performances improved. Timothée Chalamet was great, especially in the second half. Zendaya also had much more to do than in the first part and delivers a wonderful performance. Javier Bardem was great and I also liked that his role was way extended. Good support by Rebecca Furgeson and Josh Brolin. I loved Christopher Walken in his bit role who really did the best he could with the limited role he had and it was amazing. Florence Pugh was also fine, although a little bit wasted. Last but certainly not leased there was this tour de force performance by Austin Butler who was absolutely menacing. He put so much energy into that role and developed one of the scariest villains of the last years. Definitely the best performance in the film and one performance people will still talk about in years. Autin Butler did it again! Bravo!
Technically the film is undoubtly brilliant, from the cinemtography, over the visual effects to the great score and absolutely fantastic sound. All masters of their craft! A needed milestone in cinema!
I have never read the book so I cannot compare it, but in terms of writing and especially directing this one is a milestone of SciFi cinema.
I also though some of the performances improved. Timothée Chalamet was great, especially in the second half. Zendaya also had much more to do than in the first part and delivers a wonderful performance. Javier Bardem was great and I also liked that his role was way extended. Good support by Rebecca Furgeson and Josh Brolin. I loved Christopher Walken in his bit role who really did the best he could with the limited role he had and it was amazing. Florence Pugh was also fine, although a little bit wasted. Last but certainly not leased there was this tour de force performance by Austin Butler who was absolutely menacing. He put so much energy into that role and developed one of the scariest villains of the last years. Definitely the best performance in the film and one performance people will still talk about in years. Autin Butler did it again! Bravo!
Technically the film is undoubtly brilliant, from the cinemtography, over the visual effects to the great score and absolutely fantastic sound. All masters of their craft! A needed milestone in cinema!