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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Outdated old high quality
The cast, specially Gladstone, amazing. We know how great Scorcese is, and it is based on an amazing true story that deserved to be told and it pays tribute to many that deserved it...
... but it is simply too long. It drags along most of the time, be it the loooooong dialogs, of while filming long scenes. It doesn't know if it is a detective thriller of sorts, a time piece, a mere drama or a "based on a true story" type of movie.
It delivers tho, and that in all that it does: The actors, photography, costumes and the scenery. I have to say tho, I could chop 90 minutes out of it... the first 90 could have been summed up in 10...
I cant help the feeling it is simply an old style movie. Outdated. A movie that could have been great 30 years ago, but not today. It lacks Zeitgeist, it doesn't even try.
A must watch for many reasons, just nit pick the great 100 minutes out of the 200+...
Zurdo (2003)
Original overall
A very original concept, backed up with some good acting, and a great/modern score by Paul van Dyk. The Mexican roots of the movie add the special thing about it. With some Japanese influences, the fictional world is filled with Latin/Mexican influences, from the colors and everyday life situations, to the plot in which the movie is based (corruption, role of a child in Mexican/Latin society, gambling, etc...). Sad about it, its that the movie barely gained recognition, not even in its own market, and I wonder if it even came out of Mexico. Great movie, since it comes from such a simple idea with an uncanny result.