A Most Violent Year
Ohjaus:
J.C. ChandorKäsikirjoitus:
J.C. ChandorKuvaus:
Bradford YoungSävellys:
Alex EbertNäyttelijät:
Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Elyes Gabel, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, Ashley Williams, Christopher Abbott, Matthew Maher, Jerry Adler (lisää)Suoratoistopalvelut (2)
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A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a searing crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically the most dangerous year in the city's history. From acclaimed writer/director J.C. Chandor, and starring Oscar Isaac (INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS) and Jessica Chastain (ZERO DARK THIRTY), this gripping story plays out within a maze of rampant political and industry corruption plaguing the streets of a city in decay. J.C. Chandor's third feature examines one immigrant's determined climb up a morally crooked ladder, where simmering rivalries and unprovoked attacks threaten his business, family, and – above all – his own unwavering belief in the righteousness of his path. With A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, Chandor journeys in a bold new direction, toward the place where best intentions yield to raw instinct, and where we are most vulnerable to compromise what we know to be right. (A24)
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An incredible and subliminally affair for ultimate connoisseurs. A film that dominates precisely in those aspects that an ordinary viewer will not notice or register at first glance: the editing, the realistic performances, the chilling atmosphere of 1980s New York in winter, numerous dialogue scenes without music, and a perfectly balanced plot, essentially without a single dull moment. Of course, it doesn't have the same dramatic narrative value, and it's not as epic as the better-rated films of the genre, but as an inconspicuous low-budget alternative to the gangster genre, why not? Essentially, a small drama full of intense emotions and a desire to root for the main protagonist, who initially appears as an unsure person but gradually builds up exactly as intended by the script. Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac are fantastic.
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I somehow knew from the beginning that I wouldn't enjoy this movie, but because of Jessica, I wanted to give it a chance. Acting-wise, it is a film that is very well executed, but when it comes to the storyline, I simply got bored. I would imagine A Most Violent Year in New York to be something more interesting and not just a drama about one family/society.
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The Godfather IV: The Golden Eighties, or an intimate (non-)gangster variation of the “Book of Job” built on an unusually carefully constructed (and wonderfully escalated) disturbing subliminal tension.
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