
josedavilar
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If you are a fan of Gyllenhaal this film is a must see.
Is a very hard role, because its a solo movie, you will watch 1.30 min of a dramatic face and dialog from Gyllenhaal. Apart from him, I can only imagine Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Tom hardy, and Christian Bale in this role, maybe some others.
The guionist Nic Pizzolato, most known for his work in True detective, did a good work on this one because he achieved to keep the tension, with just a single actor and a phone.
The only counter is a personal dislike for movies were the main character, finds his redemption through the legal system, because it shows a lack of inteligencce, creativity and mental weaknes, that makes the role very stupid.
Is a very hard role, because its a solo movie, you will watch 1.30 min of a dramatic face and dialog from Gyllenhaal. Apart from him, I can only imagine Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Tom hardy, and Christian Bale in this role, maybe some others.
The guionist Nic Pizzolato, most known for his work in True detective, did a good work on this one because he achieved to keep the tension, with just a single actor and a phone.
The only counter is a personal dislike for movies were the main character, finds his redemption through the legal system, because it shows a lack of inteligencce, creativity and mental weaknes, that makes the role very stupid.
Ana de Armas is gorgeous in this short. The dialogue is made by the looking of the actors, there is not needed to add more lines.
The photography is all combined with red it creates a cool atmosphere, such a beauty, this short is a masterpiece.
The photography is all combined with red it creates a cool atmosphere, such a beauty, this short is a masterpiece.
The film prioritize to show the Yakuza culture and they make a good work in showing it from an inside, almost an anthropological view, rather than an external Hollywood one.
The performance of Jared Leto its outstanding, and all the Yakuzas too, I guess they were real Yakuzas used in the film.
I would had wanted to see more of Nick ( main actor) background, for example how did he began in a Japanese prison?. Of course it was not the main focus of the movie, but still I think it would fill a bit more the history line.