im an Edgar wright fan, so this was a bit disappointing! I appreciated his snappy cuts and musically-timed action sequences, but overall the film wasn’t focused enough. it was entertaining for sure, but I wasn’t on the edge of my seat like I expected to be. the set design was also pretty horrendous… it was giving marvel (in a bad way), the atmosphere of the opening acts felt too artificial. I did however appreciate the themes of corporate greed, AI-generated media being used negatively, but some of it was too on the nose. I think it tried to cover too much breadth to say anything substantial about anything. it is cool to see many directors’ response to the current state of things. living in dreadful times seems to provide a spark for artists— I can only hope. makes me want to revisit films in the 2000s to see what I missed culturally Glen Powell is p hot though so it was enjoyable regardless 🙈

Jesse Plemons was amazing. loved the twist(?) reveal at the end, Emma Stone is just damn good at being manipulative and sketchy loved the music, my heart rate skyrocketed at the testing scene, and… yeah wow I really enjoyed that! my initial impressions last night: - Fuller is Bezos or and stand-in for a billionaire CEO - a theme I identified was the full circle of sensationalism’s resurgence in contemporary media, on the CEOs that profit from it - the movies are all about hating the rich lately!! (I say after this and One Battle, not remembering what I watched last lol) sooo good!

watching this made me understand some asshole from high school. and also that he totally misunderstood this movie character costuming was Tumblr Aesthetic as hell, they super nailed that era in a very refined way. I think it released before tumblr’s popularity too

Marcel’s voice is iconic. so good. love that lil thang

I think I got influenced by repov to watch la la land lol i understood it as the willingness of artists to sacrifice for their craft I find it so admirable. it reminds me of the artist dreams I used to have

saw no trailers for this so I had noooo idea what it was gonna be about was in for an awesome ride that, like others have said, did not feel that long. I am not a movie fan and typically check my watch a lot, but didn’t do it at all for this one it was kinda giving magical realism at some parts despite being an action thriller about the all-American act of protesting. overall fun and enjoyable, and coherent to a poor-attention-spanned person like myself.