25th Hour
The film follows Monty (Edward Norton) as he spends his last 24 hours before surrendering himself to enter prison, bidding farewell to friends and family.
Despite Edward Norton's strong performance, the film features an overblown sequence in which Monty delivers a non-PC rant against various ethnic groups in New York, which could have been a landmark performance if it wasn’t undercut by a less impactful, sentimental, and fantasised ending in which these same groups support him.
The result was a self-satisfied film that I found largely disappointing.
Despite Edward Norton's strong performance, the film features an overblown sequence in which Monty delivers a non-PC rant against various ethnic groups in New York, which could have been a landmark performance if it wasn’t undercut by a less impactful, sentimental, and fantasised ending in which these same groups support him.
The result was a self-satisfied film that I found largely disappointing.
Mini Review: Despite Edward Norton's strong performance, the film features an overblown sequence in which Monty delivers a non-PC rant against various ethnic groups in New York, which could have been a landmark performance if it wasn’t undercut by a less impactful, sentimental, and fantasised ending in which these same groups support him.
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