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This was supposed to be a huge deal.


Very divisive reviews, box office flop and snubbed practically across-the-board by the British and American Academy Awards.

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Its not very good. 5/10 on a good day.

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That's how it goes sometimes.

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The trailer put me off every time, all the spark and no bark

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lots of style - no story - lots of crappy characters
Basically, BS being advertised as being great

While I appreciate them putting money in the non-superhero genre film, they still haven't been able to solve the 'death of quality script writers in hollywood' syndrome.

I imagine hollywood will be jumping on the AI bandwagon, if it hasn't been on one for years already - lol - and you can expect more of the same BS in the years/decades to come. Everything will be like Avatar - a mishmash of old bits with great hope that the masses haven't seen the original and superior inspirations - lol

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It's well worth seeing, particularly if you're into Hollywood history. Currently getting a 7.2 on IMDb.

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I watched about an hour of it last night. I've got to say, I was offended by some of it, hahahaha. It was gross! And yes, agreed with the OP - this movie was on everyone's radar. You have Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie - written and directed by Damien Chazelle. Some big time people involved in this production. I'm going to give it another shot today. From what I have seen so far, even putting the grossness aside, I wasn't impressed.

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Damien Chazelle is coming off a hot run of films. Whiplash is a masterpiece along with Oscar winning one, La La Land a Oscar Winner and First Man which was received well. Add in Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, set in Hollywood in 20's and 30's along been a 3 hour epic, it can't miss.

I loved the film, I think it's better then the critics and audience scores give it. But it's not a film for the masses, it's a cult film really. It's amazing that Chazelle even got this made to be honest even with Pitt and Robbie as leads. It will have it's fans and many in years to come will have it as one of the best films of the last few years, even now you see a lot of defenders for the film coming out. But it also will have detractors who think it's a piece of crap.

I'm surprised Robbie's performance, the score and Cinematography didn't get at least some award buzz. It was never going to be a multi award nominated film, it's way too flawed (especially in it's last 1 hour 30 mins) and just not a film that feels like a Academy Award winner. It was never going to be a big box office hit, as I said I loved it but looking it at it especially with it's debauch side (again how Chazelle got this made is amazing) and downbeat second half it just wasn't ever going to do big numbers.

I think it's a film that will have it's fans and supporters and will probably end up on Criterion Collection in a decade's time.

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