Monday, July 8, 2024
"Horizon" starring Kevin Costner
Saturday, April 13, 2024
"Civil War" brief review - Tom Eggebeen
Yes, unique and fresh ... well acted ... and the purpose of photo journalism - "get the shot" - it's the shot that will tell the story to others.
I thought the music was some of the best I've heard - it's fit with the images was seriously moving, unnerving, heart-pounding.
The play between Kirsten Dunst (the hardcore veteran) and Cailee Spaeny, as the youngster who wants to be a photojournalist is powerful - both revealing what war does to the soul.
A shoutout here to Jesse Plemmons - one of my favorite character actors - he portrays the "true American." Ha.
But politics take a backseat in the movie ...
It doesn't focus on the civil war, which was a smart move, I think, but on the journalists covering it - and, I thought, they didn't arm the journalists, which some action movies might have done - here, take a gun; guns will solve the problem.
In some ways, it's an anti-war film ... because war is terrible, and does terrible things to the soul.
Yes, a very good movie; thought-provoking. I give it a 20 - my point system:
Excellent: 20 - 17
Very Good: 16 - 13
Good: 12 - 9
Fair: 8 - 5
Poor: 4 - 1