The Dead Don't Hurt - Viggo directs/stars

[mchookem 16552]

seems like it's been a while since we've had a really good western. this one looks very promising, and Viggo is always interesting! 🤞

also...Garrett Dillahunt 👍

Edited March 28 by mchookem

[billfromlaketravis 11623]

14 minutes ago, mchookem said:

seems like it's been a while since we've had a really good western. this one looks very promising, and Viggo is always interesting! 🤞

also...Garrett Dillahunt 👍

Watch. This film will be better than Horizon, 6 hours shorter, and 1 admission ticket. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4980]

In. 

[mchookem 16552]

2 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Watch. This film will be better than Horizon, 6 hours shorter, and 1 admission ticket. 

haha yeah i was thinking 'he's pulling a Costner!' 😄

[billfromlaketravis 11623]

Is this a good movie? I’m not sure. I watched half in the theater and half at home. 
 

I love and support Westerns. I like Viggo. 
 

While I appreciate making a subtle, slow paced film revolving around cinematography, it’s painfully devoid of action. Viggo’s character presents as pretty handy, and we get maybe 2-3 minutes of him showing his craft. 

Edited July 26 by billfromlaketravis

[futureman 22565]

1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I watched half in the theater and half at home

can you explain this please

[rage-a-holic 4550]

32 minutes ago, futureman said:

can you explain this please

Do you need a primer on how streaming works?

[billfromlaketravis 11623]

48 minutes ago, futureman said:

can you explain this please

I had about an hour to kill before an appointment. I wanted to buy a ticket in theaters to help the guy out, so I bought a ticket. 

[Gene Parmesan 4023]

17 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I had about an hour to kill before an appointment. I wanted to buy a ticket in theaters to help the guy out, so I bought a ticket. 

[futureman 22565]

1 hour ago, rage-a-holic said:

Do you need a primer on how streaming works?

it was more about watching half of a movie in the theater. 

[RomaVicta 30108]

Solid effort. It's not a shoot-em-up and the lead is the female, Vivienne, rather than Viggo. Vivienne is written, directed, and performed quite well. I like that Mortensen use dialogue for people to announce who they are. Their identities play out through action and the faces of the actors.

It will be too slow if you're looking for an action picture. 

The story is good with a few problems. I think there's a problem with the story arc. It seems that filmmakers start off being good at either scene creation or story sense. Think of it as tactical versus strategic. Scene creators make people believable and interesting, but the story becomes tends to drift. Story people know how to plot and get tempo, but often their characters are shallow and the dedication to plotting doesn't allow much breathing space for good human moments.

Clearly, Viggo is of the first type but he's learning the other side. It's not easy to balance all the shit it takes to make a good film. This is a good film, not a great one.