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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 23, 2019 11:38:49 GMT
I checked my local chain I think it's out this or next weekend. I saw the poster up and that got me happy. I'll probably be the only person in the cinema watching it though!
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Post by To Die For on Jan 23, 2019 14:16:35 GMT
I checked my local chain I think it's out this or next weekend. I saw the poster up and that got me happy. I'll probably be the only person in the cinema watching it though! You are so lucky. Please let us know what you think of the movie
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 23, 2019 18:30:38 GMT
Ooh Peter Bradshaw has given the film 4/5 stars, with noteworthy praise for Kidman! ok Mr Bradshaw I forgive you for that Grace of Monaco review. link
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Post by guillep30 on Jan 23, 2019 18:48:57 GMT
Hi! I'm from Argentina. I saw Destroyer yesterday and I was the only one in the room. Nicole did an amazing job as always, but I think it's not her best performance as some of you say. The movie is a little difficult for mainstream audience but as I'm used to these kinds of movies, I enjoyed it. I personally believe the make-up and hair are a bit of a problem, and the way she looks is a bit exaggerated. I'm trying to be as honest as I can. I was really looking forward to this movie, but I was a little let down. I liked it, don't get me wrong, but I felt it tried too hard to be dark and gloomy. Hope you like it, guys!
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 23, 2019 19:03:39 GMT
Thanks for sharing all opinions are appreciated, whether positive or negative.
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Post by To Die For on Jan 23, 2019 20:21:56 GMT
Hi! I'm from Argentina. I saw Destroyer yesterday and I was the only one in the room. Nicole did an amazing job as always, but I think it's not her best performance as some of you say. The movie is a little difficult for mainstream audience but as I'm used to these kinds of movies, I enjoyed it. I personally believe the make-up and hair are a bit of a problem, and the way she looks is a bit exaggerated. I'm trying to be as honest as I can. I was really looking forward to this movie, but I was a little let down. I liked it, don't get me wrong, but I felt it tried too hard to be dark and gloomy. Hope you like it, guys! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 24, 2019 13:44:15 GMT
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Post by jado88 on Jan 24, 2019 22:37:17 GMT
Hey guys , i just saw destroyer, do you want me to answer your questions first or post a spoiler free review before?
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Post by paperboy88 on Jan 24, 2019 23:52:47 GMT
Your spoiler free review please! 😘😘
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Post by b0sendorfer on Jan 25, 2019 3:56:02 GMT
Hey everyone! I finally saw Destroyer. Me and my two friends were the only ones in the theater (to be fair, we went to the 10:50 PM showing on a Monday night, lol!).
I'll put *SPOILER* before each one. I know it's going to seem like I'm focusing on the negative, but I'd give the movie a 6.5 or maybe a 7 out of 10. Nicole's performance I'd give a 9.
So, my one friend enjoyed it and the other didn't love it. I liked it, but didn't love it. Everyone who is saying Nicole's performance is absolutely better than the movie itself is 100% true.
Nicole's performance was really, really great. Definitely unlike anything she's ever done before. I do prefer her more "feminine" roles, I guess you can say, the more fragile and subtle. Honestly I wasn't sure she could pull off playing a character like this, but she did. I was most surprised by her voice, and the power behind it in some scenes.
Sadly I sometimes could not see past her make-up/wig! The wig especially. It sort of (and I may be getting this from a previous review I read on here) made her look awkward/out of place/disheveled in a way that seemed unnatural for the character. I wish they used one that wasn't as stiff. And Tatiana's wig in another scene was really bad, but I'll just pretend her character was supposed to be wearing one in context of the movie because she was a junkie and hadn't washed her hair in months or something (sometimes I make up little background stories so I can suspend my disbelief...lol). But really, I wish they just laid off on the makeup even by 20% at least. I can't blame (some) critics for calling that out and focusing on it. I know it comes across as sexist or nitpicking a woman's looks, but, IMO the performance and look of the character would've been more affective if they toned it way down because it would've looked REAL/authentic/less like the director/makeup artists were clearly trying to "uglify" Nicole. And the fake teeth were a little much. The very last scene *SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* where she was dying - the makeup took me out of that moment (though it still really depressed me). Actually I can't tell if it was poorly applied or just too much?
Some of the camera shots also didn't work for me, the fading in and out. The story itself wasn't as exciting as I thought it'd be. There was nothing wholly original about the film, and I would never care about this kind of movie if Nicole wasn't in it. It was rather standard. But honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the way Kusama's movies look - don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed The Invitation, but even with that one, it looked a bit cheap and low budget (in a bad way). If someone like Andrea Arnold directed Destroyer, holy shit, it would look phenomenal and have that dirty, grittiness this movie strived for.
My biggest gripe, though, was I wished they focused (somehow) more on fleshing out Erin Bell's background and gave her younger self more personality and depth, and I reaaaaally wish they focused more on the relationship between *****SPOILER kind of??*******Nicole and Sebastian Stan's characters. That was my favorite part about it! Now onto the positive!
I liked the pacing of the movie. The teenage daughter was a great actress. The ********SPOILER******** both bank robbery scenes were really good. Nicole's interactions with her daughter's boyfriend were really good. I really loved the ending, though as I said before the makeup was distracting. The scene with her and Sebastian's character ****************SPOILER************* at the end, where she convinces him to steal the money, was sooooo great and emotional - up to that point I didn't really feel anything for the characters. I just wanted more of THAT! So while I was watching the movie I wasn't incredibly impressed, but on my way home, and even now, I keep thinking about it. That's sometimes the sign of a great, affective movie, where it sort of creeps up on you after you've seen it and you keep thinking about it. Honestly I really feel Nicole embodied the essence of that character so perfectly because when I think back to the film I think about the character, not Nicole. She truly felt like a real person.
Anyway, I hope everyone else enjoys it and I will definitely watch it again. I have a feeling I'll enjoy it more a second and third time!
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 25, 2019 7:45:57 GMT
Thanks everybody for the feedback, very much appreciated. I hope to be watching it my next weekend. multiple times lol!!
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Post by jado88 on Jan 25, 2019 16:45:22 GMT
Let me start by saying that whether someone will like the movie or not, the fact of how delicate and elaborate the character of Erin, her emotional and redemption arc, the deeply psychological metaphor are undeniable, the movie itself has a huge impact that sticks with you for a while after watching it so thumbs up for the screenwriters, for Karyn who handled the script and the direction with a very exquisite way and definitely for the master class acting of Nicole Kidman! no one can translate the pain of Erin the way she did, guys they really don't make that kind of movies a lot, there's that particularly one scene with Erin and her daughter that was so powerful, the hardest thing isn't to feel empathy for Erin or to like her, the big deal is to portray her, it's not a typical emotional role, you can feel how heavy her suffering are, how tormented she is most of the time without even speaking about them, the look in Erin's eye says it all, it's not her spoken lines that haunts you but her unspoken ones! i don't know if i'm making this so complicated but that's how i really felt. The cinematography and the score are really good, very suitable with the movie, apart from Erin's character you shouldn't be interested in any other one's in the whole movie, i don't think it's a flaw, Nicole here is the protagonist and antagonist in the same time, she's the architect of her own destruction!!!! As a huge Nicole Kidman fan, i'll say she definitely deserve an Oscar nomination for her performance, too bad they snubbed her, her role in destroyer will join those of Alice in eyes wide shut, grace in dogville, Anna in Birth, Margot in Margot at the wedding, Charlotte in paperboy, those aren't her official academy award snub, those are the roles that the Academy didn't have the balls to nominate her for them, let alone the official snubs, to die for and cold mountain, haven't seen boy erased yet... Destroyer, with it themes, is a movie that shows the other face of human condition, any question guys?
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Post by Mr Dedlock on Jan 25, 2019 19:06:23 GMT
Thanks Jado88 for the lovely review, Do you feel like her makeup was distracting? Also did the film feel too long or unwelcoming or did you want more? Finally I've been hearing alot about how multiple viewings brings the film more meaning, do you agree?
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 25, 2019 19:07:04 GMT
It's great reading everyone's thoughts and insights. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by WizLemon on Jan 25, 2019 19:09:28 GMT
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