Train Dreams
Dreamy, Malickian evocation of Edgerton’s life and times as Frontiersman is sometimes a little too wispy for its own good, with Bentley not having quite the confidence in tone that the master has, but if you give it a chance to cast its spell, it’s a very smooth and enjoyable bask in atmosphere and mood, but without a more compelling central figure than Edgerton’s walled-in and closed-off protagonist, the drama has a tendency to flag from time to time. Leave it to Macy to swoop in and almost steal the movie in a master-class of creating a rich and realised character with only limited tools and expression at his disposal.
Mini Review: Dreamy, Malickian evocation of Edgerton’s life and times as Frontiersman is sometimes a little too wispy for its own good, with Bentley not having quite the confidence in tone that the master has, but if you give it a chance to cast its spell, it’s a very smooth and enjoyable bask in atmosphere and mood, but without a more compelling central figure than Edgerton’s walled-in and closed-off protagonist, the drama has a tendency to flag from time to time. Leave it to Macy to swoop in and almo
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Story of all of us trying to find meaning in life and we finally find it as it slips away. Visually beautiful. I’m a sucker for movies about a loner who lives in the woods. It m...
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