“It’s truly a sight to behold, and it had me in my seat like a football fan watching their team win the Super Bowl.”
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"...this is an origin story I really didn’t need."
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"The film is certainly entertaining, but in the grand scheme of great World War II epics, Blitz is unlikely to find itself on any such list."
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"Like the Iranian masters before him, [Matthew Rankin] emphasizes both the poetic and the peripheral, making his film feel less beholden to the “action” being depicted on screen than it is to the undercurrents of ennui and the curios of the filmspace.
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"...amongst all of the absurdity, watching it play out is almost as interesting as watching paint dry... "
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"...those of us who enjoy these crowd-pleasing canine flicks don’t show up for the plot. We watch them because we want to feel something. The Friend shines in that regard, more so than others in this genre."
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“Even if the film comes up short of greatness, it’s a testament to what sports biopics COULD be.”
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"If there’s any film you should simply let unfold before your eyes instead of actively trying to figure it out, it’s this one. "
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"...it’s no exaggeration to say that I laughed so hard that my temples started to hurt."
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"Despite clocking in at about 2 hours and 10 minutes, it’s as relentlessly paced as it is methodical, and never less than engrossing."
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"No movie from 2024 has made my heart feel as full as The Life of Chuck did, and I doubt another will."
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