Hard to follow


I found this movie extremely difficult to follow for the first two acts. So much so that I almost gave up on it. But it picked up and started to tie things together in the last act.

Anybody else think the same of this movie?

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You're not the only one. I was lost during the first 30 mins of the movie.

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Read the book

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Read the book
And they'll find that the film is structured in a similar way to how the book is written.🐭

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I agree, it jumped around quite a bit without any sort of pattern.

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Yes, but luckily it cleared up in the last part. Very entangled story.

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If GOTT trips you up, avoid any David Lynch movies at all cost. Or Memento.

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"Memento" is Nolan's best film, and is masterfully made. It shows how a challenging story can be made so you CAN follow it.

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Yeah, I think it's meant to be confusing. But it all panned out in the end. (thankfully)

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yes, challenging on purpose, and revealing of small incremental details throughout the movie that help things 'jell' at the end. I thought it was pretty damn good, sexy, and Emily Blunt (especially, and actually some/all of the other main actors/director/screenwriter ...) deserved some awards nods ... oh well, maybe I'm easily entertained.

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Best response, imo and why I'm glad I watched it on DVD where I could use subtitles and replay scenes as much as I felt was necessary. It was a compelling jigsaw.

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It's necessary to pay close attention to every moment, ever scene of movies such as this. Everything came together toward the end, fortunately, and solved the mysteries.

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