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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67041
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Bullet Train
Quote: Bullet Train is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by David Leitch, from a screenplay by Zak Olkewicz. Produced by Antoine Fuqua, it is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle (published in English as Bullet Train) by Kōtarō Isaka. The film stars Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and Sandra Bullock.
Bullet Train premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre on August 1, 2022, and was released in the United States on August 5, 2022 by Sony Pictures Releasing.
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Tue Aug 02, 2022 10:53 am |
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publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am Posts: 18877 Location: San Diego
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Re: Bullet Train
Mmm I thought this was ok. Entertaining enough but I think writing felt off.
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Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:34 am |
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:36 am Posts: 23779 Location: Classified
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Re: Bullet Train
There's way too many flashbacks at the beginning, which make it hard for the movie to build any momentum (which is super ironic considering they're on a train.)
After that it is very entertaining though. It nails the tone of early-Guy Ritchie so well that it's a shame they couldn't get Statham for one of the many cameos.
7.5/10
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Tue Aug 16, 2022 1:23 pm |
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stuffp
Keeping it Light
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:06 am Posts: 11204 Location: Bright Falls
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Re: Bullet Train
Pretty wholesome and entertaining film. It goes on for a bit long, I don't think we need a backstory for like every character, but other than that there's good action and humor and makes for a very good time at the cinema. Pitt is his usual cool self and I like the rest of the cast too, Bullock is basically underused though.
B+
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Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:01 am |
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Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm Posts: 67041
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Re: Bullet Train
It's fitting that Ryan Reynolds cameos in this (returning the favour of Pitt in Deadpool 2) because the film and its action have a similar vibe (and, of course, it's by the same director). It's all quite a convoluted, ludicrous action romp. One of those Tarantino or Guy Ritchie-infused every-domino-affects-another structures. Fun, but a bit overbearingly so. The trailer sort of prepared me for this, so it wasn't a big problem but it certainly puts Bullet Train just out of reach of being one of the year's best - and I will not let Rare Earth's "I Just Want to Celebrate" subconsciously convince me otherwise. Great song, but I'm wise to a film's tricks. There are some awesome kills, though mostly everything is a gag or a cutaway flashback or a [not so] poignant piece of wisdom. There are some catchy ones, though, such as "hurt people hurt people" and "pointing the finger means four are pointing back at you". So, overall it's great escapism, but just a good actioner; non-stop, kinetic, engaging, just with a tad too much levity.
The cameos were a welcome distraction. I had forgotten that Bullock was in it, though I knew the voice on the end of the phone was a somebody. I had no clue Michael Shannon was in this. And Tatum was meh.
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