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Pretty Good... Do You Agree? (S P O I L E R S)

posted 5 years ago by KutWrite (1220)
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I liked this mystery thriller.

It was a bit slow in development, dropped a bunch of jargon, and I didn't expect much from the protagonist, Marty (Beau Knapp). I stuck with it though due to my "Movie Music Theory." That is, a good movie never has bad music, and vice-versa.

The tension did mount, and the bad guys were sufficiently scary, especially "Viktor" (Joseph Siprut), the one who gives that faint smile. I liked "Earl," the helpful techie friend, played by Jeremie Harris.

There are sufficient twists to test one's intelligence, the family story is solid and Kurt Russell always adds something positive to his films. It's nice to see him on screen again.

I thought "Katie" (Alexis Bledel) the love interest's role, was a bit weak. Two other women in the film were stronger, mainly due to what was on the page.

A bit player really caught my eye: Marieli Minuti as "Anna." I hope to see her again on screen.

There were very minor plot holes, which I'm sure others will tear apart. I suspended disbelief enough that they didn't bother me.

I recommend this to anyone who likes a Jack Reacher type film, but doesn't need a lot of physical violence. The mental kind can be exciting, too.

[–] Thunder26 (335) 4 years ago

I watched it until the end. It's not great but watchable. I found it a bit too difficult to understand all the details of doing the scheme. I felt a bit stupid watching this movie :)

[–] heyteegs (1207) 4 years ago

I kept losing interest and having to rewind so it took me like 2 and a half hours to watch til the end. I thought it was a pretty mundane script and story with not one surprise. (I figured out the FBI girl very early.) The brothers’ story was the only interesting part and I only watched the movie at all because I saw Kurt was in it so I agree with you there. It’s too slow and unremarkable to be worth watching though. 🤷🏽

[–] Ant1238 (840) 3 years ago

Who was Marieli Minuti? Don't remember an Anna character.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8289) 2 years ago

I wouldn't call it "pretty good." I would say it is, at best, an "okay" movie that could've been a lot better.

I feel like the film constantly teases this big mystery but never really pays off on the hints and clues it keeps dropping. It tries to make you think there's more plot than there actually is. It's smoke and mirrors.

The other problem is that the film is called "Crypto" and yet crypto really plays almost no role in the story. They just throw a few scenes into the story where they mention Bitcoin or whatever so that they could have some exotic angle for what is otherwise a pretty rote story about the Russian mob engaging in money laundering.