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Exactly. I was pretty disappointed because they basically gave away all the best jokes in the trailer.

I was expecting more screen time for the bear and actual action involving him, rather than all these cringey kids—especially that one little girl. Even their drug use wasn't funny; it was just uncomfortable. Honestly, watching those kids get high felt awkward 😬 and there were zero consequences, which sends a lovely message to any kid watching. Maybe it's just my inner boomer coming out, but I really didn't vibe with it.

It’s decent enough. It's fun, though some parts drag while others land well. Honestly, the little girl playing Chris Pine's daughter was getting on my nerves the whole time, and her role in Bridgerton wasn't exactly a standout either.

The little druid was the highlight for me. Hugh Grant is also quite good; he seems to have a knack for playing villains.

There are a few Dungeons & Dragons inaccuracies you just have to ignore—like asking the wizard for healing while the druid is standing right there... but other than that, it's fine. I'm not sure if it's worth a trip to the theater, though. You won't miss much by waiting to watch it on a small screen.

The trailer looks epic 😁 I have a feeling this is going to lean much more toward comedy than horror

Grace Sanchez50 said:Only two people could actually play this game:

Fine. I still maintain the movie is garbage, featuring a weak plot and completely forgettable characters.

It’s easily the worst detective film ever made. You can't follow the investigation, you can't connect with any of the characters, and there isn't even any comedy to enjoy—because none exists. This film offers nothing.

When the scene arrived where Andy sends out a provocative selfie involving a red envelope to everyone's inbox, I lost all hope for a coherent ending. She does it just to spite them and prove she's smarter than the rest, only to end up dead the next day. Honestly, it's hard to decide who was more foolish: her or Miles. Then her sister shatters some random crystal in the room and destroys the Mona Lisa like a toddler having a tantrum, simply because that was her best idea for revenge. Good grief...

To be blunt, I have no idea what this role was supposed to provide for Edward Norton.

Ben Shapiro broke it all down:

Morgan Rodriguez57 said:I feel for Scarlett Johansson. She delivered a masterful performance, but she was working with a weak book as her foundation—it's pure fiction, not a biography. I've never been much for these kinds of movies; they seem to start and end without much actually happening in between.

I agree. Her acting was phenomenal, especially considering how thin the script was. It’s been a long time since I sat through something so heavy and draining. You're looking at three hours of pure misery. If that's your idea of a good time, be my guest.

Phew, this film is intense and fascinating all at once. If it were shorter, I probably wouldn't have been sucked in quite so deeply, and they definitely should have trimmed the final act—it ends up feeling a bit pathetic.

I found myself laughing quite often; those kung-fu scenes are excellent. Kudos for using slow-mo, though it feels like the movie was edited specifically for younger generations who can't hold their attention unless something is constantly flashing in their faces. It’s just too much at once. 🙂

I dig the concept of infinite alternative lives, but I'm not sold on the idea that you're surrounded by the exact same people in every single one, essentially living the same life just with a different job. It doesn't feel authentic to me.

This has absolutely nothing to do with Parasite. The comparison is completely off base. Parasite has a very clear, driving narrative that tracks the clash between the wealthy and the poor, showing the fallout when someone is pushed to the brink of despair. It’s full of metaphors that are subtle yet obvious enough to catch.

This film is a chaotic blend of fantasy, superhero elements, comedy, action, and drama. You get exactly what the title promises. At least they didn't miss the mark on that front.

bluebison8 said:It's not woke. For it to be woke, the central theme would have to be her daughter's relationship with that girl, but that's not what's being proven—especially since even after the mother finds the courage to tell her own father, her daughter still hasn't found peace.
Not to mention that by the end of the film, she adapts and recognizes her husband's value, rather than the other way around. If this were standard woke Hollywood, the men would always be losers and the women would always be right.

I wouldn't call it woke, but the whole subplot about the gay daughter feels forced. There's no real substance or detail there; to me, her girlfriend serves more as a metaphor for how difficult being a teenager is, and how the mother-daughter bond suffers due to misunderstanding and fear.

The ending is murky. The daughter says she just wants someone to understand her and what she's going through, but then when the mother shows understanding, it's still not enough because of something else. Is she the same good daughter, or is she Tutu Chewbac? 😵

Overall, the ending should have been her letting her go to the Bagel immediately, which would mean accepting her and letting her be who she wants to be. Instead, it was just this back-and-forth, push-and-pull. A mess.

Linda Wood96 said:And what was the deal with that "All at Once" bit? It felt way too rushed—like, there was definitely room to squeeze more in there. As it stands, you just get this sudden happy ending... kinda boring if you ask me.
Honestly, the whole thing gives me Inception vibes. You know, where DiCaprio is jumping through dream layers trying to plant an idea in some CEO's son's head? Here, it’s just a mother navigating different layers to reach her daughter. The main difference is that in Inception, DiCaprio was kind of a side player in that father-son dynamic, whereas here, the mom is front and center having to find a way through. But even in Inception, he had to deal with his wife's projection, which feels like a parallel to this movie. Only instead of dreams being the medium, they used parallel universes.

Please, don't make it any longer; if they did, the last part would be totally redundant. 😁 Just a bunch of crying from the mother and daughter without any real message behind it. 🙂

I was getting vibes of Inception, The Matrix, even certain video games—just a bit of everything. I honestly can't wrap my head around how it holds such a high rating; personally, I found it pretty underwhelming.

Justin Rogers5 said:I can't wrap my head around Holland. Such an overrated actor.🙂Neither can I stand Walberg.

I'm with you on Holland. I don't get the hype either. Every performance feels like more of the same.
I watched this one because someone claimed it was similar to Indiana Jones, but that's a stretch. It was just an average film.

5/10

Man, that illness is absolutely brutal.

Even with his huge filmography, I'll always remember him best as Butch Cassidy in Pulp Fiction.

Rasputin is easily my favorite part—definitely the film's standout moment.😁

To was the phrase "poor soul" .
It felt somehow... fateful.

wearywolf49 said:Perhaps there is a connection between "killing" one's parent during birth? In the story, Enoch essentially kills his mother due to complications during labor. Then you have Stan, who effectively kills his father during his own "rebirth"—shedding his old identity entirely to become someone else completely. It’s a transformation that the film eventually lays bare. 🤷

I had the exact same thought. In both cases, they essentially ended up causing their parents' deaths. Plus, the whole eye motif is woven through the entire film—from that house full of mirrors to his blindfold, right down to the blatant third eye imagery.

Patrick Martin said:I don't know, I'm being haunted by another thought. That actor playing Bradley Cooper is simply too talented to let his career end like this.

If he’s truly that much of a con artist—driven entirely by greed—then he could easily play the part. He’s handsome enough, sharp enough, and certainly manipulative enough to latch onto some wealthy widow. There are plenty of them scattered across America. He could just settle in and live a life of leisure. 🤷

And what exactly is he doing? He's just making his own life unnecessarily difficult.

I don't know. His trajectory feels a bit forced to me.

🤣 What on earth is going on?

ruggedtrucker3 said:The motivation behind such an extreme vendetta feels thin to me. Given what happened during that play, I agree—it just doesn't make any sense. The ending also fell flat. I actually saw it coming from the very first scene, so there was zero impact for me. On the bright side, the details are well done. The cinematography is sharp, especially the office setting and those specific interior scenes. The atmosphere is solid. It’s a decent enough film.

The ending felt a bit too predictable to me, right down to the final sentence. I think they could have achieved a much stronger impact if they hadn't pushed the geek subculture so hard in the opening acts. If they had kept that more subtle, there would have been a genuine "aha" moment at the end once the full circle finally closed.

wearywolf49 said:SPOILER ALERT!

My take? It’s pretty simple. As someone with an advanced degree—working in medicine, or at least within those professional humanitarian circles—I just can't bring myself to back someone like that. You can't support a person who peddles a product nearly identical to your own, especially when their entire operation is built on nothing but deception and hollow methods. It goes against everything we're trained to uphold. 🤷

I viewed that scene in the film as a way to convey a message regarding morality—essentially distinguishing between what is acceptable and what isn't. It’s a clever tactic to ensure the villains aren't being glorified, which, let's be honest, is often quite difficult to pull off. The director leaves the final judgment to us, the audience, but I personally interpreted the reasoning exactly as you suggested in your question. 🙂

The film really resonated with me. From the atmosphere to the way the narrative ties everything together, it just worked. The characterizations were solid, too. Now, I’m certainly no critic—just an amateur with a decent eye for cinema—but it was a great watch.

The protagonist drives the entire narrative from start to finish. He ends up as a total geek by the end, which I actually found quite refreshing. That final line of his really tied everything together. 🙏 Moving on to what he understands. 👍

There’s something more to it here. A bruised ego, maybe. That desperate need to prove she’s tougher and better than him. Still, even considering that, it wasn't quite enough to convince me. She seemed to have moved past it, though I couldn't shake this unsettling vibe coming from her throughout the entire film. Regardless, I certainly didn't see that massive twist coming. 🙂

I didn't expect to still be dwelling on this movie, but it left me with such a heavy, hollow feeling by the end. There’s a profound sadness in watching him become exactly what he spent his entire life fearing—his own father. Seeing him finally laugh at the irony of his situation and the position he's landed in was devastating, especially since I spent the whole film rooting for him to walk away and reject the job entirely. 🕺

Some might call it karma. Given how his father met his end—which was nothing short of brutal—it’s no surprise he spent his life orbiting older men. Even she pointed that out, and we see it play out whenever he shows a bit of tenderness toward a geek. He just can't bear to leave him out in the rain.
There’s such a sharp contrast in how he treats his father versus how he treats the geek. I can't tell if it's coming from a place of pure regret, or if he just understands what it feels like to hit rock bottom and suddenly finds himself full of empathy. He seems to sympathize with the geek because society turned its back on him, yet he holds his father and that other drinker, >, in contempt for their habits.

And then there's >. What kind of symbolism are we looking at there? 🍿

It isn't quite a horror movie, more like a thriller mixed with elements of horror and comedy. It definitely gives off an American horror Story vibe.

I thought the film was decent, even if it drags on too long. I wasn't particularly fond of Bradley, but Cate Blanchett was 👍

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I don't really see the logic behind her turning on him at the end. If it wasn't about love, then what was the motivation?

The movie is really tailored toward gamers and people who spend their time playing GTA or hanging out on Twitch; it’s absolutely packed with references to that culture.

It's definitely aimed at a younger crowd, but still a fun watch.

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Why wouldn't you believe him?

Mark Cruz15 said:I find it hard to believe people were ever truly that foolish. Human nature doesn't change; only our customs do.

My point wasn't that people lacked intelligence, but rather that they had a much higher level of trust in one another.
Take that scene at the start of the movie—she agrees to marry a man she’s just met before even seeing his place. I can't imagine anyone in modern America making a move like that on a whim...
And Timothy certainly had some cognitive limitations; the film mentions it several times.

Mark Cruz15 said:Something likely broke him; he ended up breaking down in tears during the trial.

I suspect it was just a release of built-up stress since he managed to evade conviction. Then again, who can truly fathom the mind of a psychopath or sociopath?

Poor Timothy and his entire family. If he’d possessed even a shred of common sense, the outcome would have been entirely different.

Those were more innocent times back then. People tended to trust one another, especially if someone presented themselves as an expert or an authority figure.

All things considered, it's a deeply bizarre situation. If this weren't based on a true story, you'd think it was impossible for someone to be as naive as Timothy. 🙂 And leaving a baby all alone... just unbelievable.

darktinker4 said:Fair point, but I was thinking more about the chaos—like when she takes in a hyena, hacks off her hair in a fit of rage, swaps out her whole wardrobe, tosses his necklace, obsesses over that orange outfit, cries, and rips his picture right off the wall.

She didn't blow up their meeting spot; they just fell in love there. Unless, of course, the factory happens to be right next to the prison, since they met while she was "treating" him in jail.

I don't see why she would be exempt from those feelings. She's still a woman, and she's emotional, even if she is a bit poco loco. She had to endure that entire transformative phase following the breakup.
Personally, I didn't get the impression that she's just spiraling. She moved past the breakup stage and pulled herself up from rock bottom. She's quite resilient. Now, she can't just act on every impulse because without The Joker's protection, she has to be more calculated about whose side she takes. 😁

The scene with the chicken is excellent, truly. 😁