February 6, 20241 yr I finally saw this last week and really liked it. I didn't know going in that it was foremost a family drama with the satire more of the B plot. I think that was a wise choice. I liked the gag of his book but it felt a little cliched and I don't think it could have carried the whole movie that well. Jeffrey Wright is deserving of his best actor nom. Sterling K Brown was hilarious and stole every scene he was in. Seth Cohen much the same in his brief cameo. I've been thinking about the ending a lot. Initially I wished they had stuck with the teased fade to black ending but I think I've come around to liking how they showed the 3 possible endings (shout out to Clue) while finally having Monk resign to sell out...again. Why not at that point?
February 14, 20241 yr Got bumped to 4 on my year-end list, but I still really enjoyed it. Just a well-written story.
March 18, 20241 yr Is this all we have on the movie? Finally saw it now that it’s on a streamer we have. Really enjoyed it. Multiple lines made me laugh out loud.
March 18, 20241 yr I saw it back in mid-December and enjoyed it. The extra depth with the family and relationship storylines was a nice surprise- good times all the way through. Edited March 18, 20241 yr by KaiserSoze
May 21, 20241 yr Finally saw it. Underwhelmed on the whole. Loved the family dynamic. Ended with about 3/4 of the story I wanted to see still left. I guess I get the irony of the stupidity of the white literary types as part of the theme of the movie but it could have been lots funnier/interesting if they had been given just a bit of intelligence.
May 21, 20241 yr On 3/17/2024 at 8:51 PM, hobbes2702 said: Is this all we have on the movie? Finally saw it now that it’s on a streamer we have. Really enjoyed it. Multiple lines made me laugh out loud. i thought it was one of the best movies i've seen in month. saw it a few weeks ago the weekend it came out on whatever premium channel it came out on. very well done.
May 21, 20241 yr I liked it. It was not a Rotten Tomatoes 96% worthy in my opinion. It was very good not great. The Tomatoes rating is pretty ironic. Did a bunch of white people love it because of the same issues addressed in the movie?
May 21, 20241 yr I liked it. It was not a Rotten Tomatoes 96% worthy in my opinion. It was very good not great. The Tomatoes rating is pretty ironic. Did a bunch of white people love it because of the same issues addressed in the movie? If every reviewer liked it as you did, it would have a 100% rating.
May 22, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, thrillhammer said: i thought it was one of the best movies i've seen in month. saw it a few weeks ago the weekend it came out on whatever premium channel it came out on. very well done. The eulogy scene is incredible
May 22, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, Red Five said: If every reviewer liked it as you did, it would have a 100% rating. Incredible reply lol.
May 22, 20241 yr I thought it was very good, in my top 5 of the year. Glad it’s finally included on Prime.
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