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Feb 6, 2018 - 1:54 PM
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Coco314
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The premise is perhaps the least interesting, but the visual flair and energy and ingenuity is -- by far -- the MOST interesting of them.
"by far" I don't know. I very recently re-watched "Bridge if Spies" which had also terrific framing and people displacement to spice up the dialogue scenes, and more importantly an amazing scope photography by Kaminski, that seemed hard to beat. (I understand Kaminsky went for a more natural, realistic look for "The Post" on purpose). Also in "Bridge of Spies", you were at least wondering "how is he going to pull this one off?".
In any case, I can enjoy and admire the incredible cinematic skills and visual flair of some directors (Spielberg, Scott, McTiernan...), still some of their movies are too much lessened by screenplays in need of big polish and "The Post", which is a fine movie, was still was one of those for me.
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I saw this film yesterday and thought it was excellent. Strong performances, a gripping narrative and another beautiful John Williams score. Deserves to do well at the Oscars.
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Ugh. This crap is beneath Williams. It’s The Terminal all over again.
A Spotlight knockoff, polished by the same writer for anyone still not convinced, crosshairs clearly on the same Oscar. Cast with all the art of casting that chucking two multiple Oscar winning leads at it, and filling it in with a handful from each of the director’s favourite TV shows, suggests.
Lowest common denominator cinematic drivel.
But Seth Myers reviewed it best on is show last night:
https://youtu.be/A3SyKtmr7bs
‘Run it’
The trailers' "sincerity" really did seem cliche to me (are they just allowed to dump papers near a vendor... on the street??), so I haven't bothered with a theater viewing. Eventually, I'll rent it.
Also, pretty sure the Best Lowest Common Denominator award still goes to Transformers: Now Madea Is a Buick.
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Yikes, I still haven’t seen or heard this album.
Get on it Amer!! 
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