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Why does this movie look cheap?

posted 14 years ago by WhackJob
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I like Andrew Davis as a director, I think he's an excellent director of action thrillers and his movies always look good and crisp. But this movie looks dour and cheap. I can't figure out what it is, but The movie just look cheap.

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-WhackJob March 18, 2008

[–] layton59 13 years ago

One man's "cheap" is another man's "gritty and realistic".

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[–] WhackJob 13 years ago

The Fugitive was "gritty and realistic" but look sharp and crisp "the package" looked dour

Paybacks are a Behar!

[–] jpmkam 12 years ago

Didn't look cheap to me, very realistic in the surroundings and locations.

[–] Jones70 (6195) 2 years ago

Maybe it was made kinda cheaply.

[–] Melton (2076) 4 months ago

The picture quality on my 1080p download was atrocious, but I don’t think that’s the only culprit. It was shot in a way that resembles a cheap TV-movie.

Maybe Davis had a rubbish cinematographer, or maybe just hadn't found his feet as a visual stylist yet. The Fugitive was all Chicago set and it looked great.