Bright (2017)

Netflix dropped $90 million on their biggest production to date, releasing "Bright" on December 22, 2017. It’s a fantasy setting featuring humans, Orcs, and Elves, following two cops trying to save the world from ancient, magic-infused threats.

I’ve had this one on my radar for a while because of all the noise it made online. I finally sat down to watch it today, and honestly, I'm surprised nobody has started a thread about it on this massive US forum yet, so I'll kick things off.

Clocking in at 117 minutes, David Ayer keeps things moving fast with solid action and an interesting take on the fantasy genre. Will Smith and Joel Edgerton do a great job balancing the drama and the comedy without overdoing it or dragging the pace down with filler.

While audiences seemed to enjoy it, critics absolutely tore it apart. It basically reignited the whole debate over whether critics can actually be objective when a project doesn't come straight out of the standard Hollywood machinery.

Give it a watch.

I thought this was pretty terrible and just poorly made; Ayer really let me down here.

I’m actually having a blast with this one. It makes zero sense, totally random, but somehow it just works...

The only thing that really bugs me is why they had to mention Uber in a movie like this. Seriously, screw Uber... Imagine building a whole fantasy world where Orcs and humans coexist, only to slap Uber right in the middle of it. I guess in this chaotic mess it fits, but still...

northerncobra31 said:Honestly, this was just plain dumb and poorly made. Ayer really let me down here.

How does Ayer even have the nerve to disappoint anyone after how bad Fury and Suicide Squad were?

I thought Fury was great, and Suicide Squad was alright.

Like I mentioned in that other thread, this movie was honestly great and super fun to watch.

My only real gripe is they didn't show enough of that world.

I'm dying for a Netflix series set in that same 👍

Spoiler Alert!

It feels like Ayer is just recycling himself here—that whole trope where the cop saves someone early on, only for it to come back and haunt him when the gangsters try to take him out. Seriously, it’s the exact same vibe we saw in Training Day. It’s like, same pattern, different movie!

Total disaster. Will Smith proves once again that he’s easily one of the weakest actors of his generation.

Hands down, the worst movie I've seen in a long time..

Grace Sanchez50 said:Spoiler!

Ayer basically just copies himself here—having a cop save someone early on, only for it to come back and haunt him when the gangsters try to take him out. It’s the exact same setup we saw in Training Day. Seriously, identical.

SPOILER
But that didn't actually save them. All the Orc did was tell his son to look away.
The Elf was the one who saved them.

I didn't even finish watching it. Total waste of time, if you ask me...

The concept itself is solid, though. Honestly, I think if they turned this into a series, it could actually work...

Dennis Ramirez53 said:I find it quite entertaining. It doesn't make much sense, but everything seems to work out just fine.

Exactly. 😁

Richard Wilson4 said:As I mentioned in another thread, it's a great, fun movie.

My main issue is that they didn't show enough of that world.

I want a Netflix series set in that same 👍

That is precisely what I was thinking. It would be wonderful to have a series based on the film that expands the core concept and explores the magical world in more detail. Something similar to the series Defiance but featuring magical creatures. 🙂