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Topic	Movie Club Topic 4 - We Need to Talk About the Genius Saint Who Killed The Muppe
Seginustemple 10/26/21 2:23:49 AM #446:	Cut Throat City I respect that this bites off more than it can chew, a modern crime thriller set in the Katrina aftermath is a solid concept. I think the problem is it juggles too many characters, and has a hard time threading the social commentary through the plot in an organic way - as much as I enjoy Ethan Hawke drunkenly lecturing a gravestone about the local racist history it does come off forced. The veteran supporting cast is solid as you would expect, I wasn't super compelled by the main crew though. T.I. was surprisingly good. The ending plays out confusingly, my impression was that the FEMA heist is just Blink finishing the comic book with a martyr fantasy ending but it felt like a strange diversion. Then the stinger twist with Miracle taking over was completely unnecessary, almost hilariously so. But I admire the choice. RZA is channeling Fuqua and it's bound to get tropey sometimes. Similarly I can't fault a Wu-Tang member for making a chess metaphor about street wisdom, but I did laugh when it happened (can't help but think of that dumb SNL skit). You gotta keep your queen protected, son! George Bush doesn't care about black people 6/10 --- You bow to no one, azuarc <cite>Seginustemple posted [p:959395045] in Movie Club... [t:79546069]...</cite> <quote>Cut Throat City I respect that this bites off more than it can chew, a modern crime thriller set in the Katrina aftermath is a solid concept. I think the problem is it juggles too many characters, and has a hard time threading the social commentary through the plot in an organic way - as much as I enjoy Ethan Hawke drunkenly lecturing a gravestone about the local racist history it does come off forced. The veteran supporting cast is solid as you would expect, I wasn't super compelled by the main crew though. T.I. was surprisingly good. The ending plays out confusingly, my impression was that the FEMA heist is just Blink finishing the comic book with a martyr fantasy ending but it felt like a strange diversion. Then the stinger twist with Miracle taking over was completely unnecessary, almost hilariously so. But I admire the choice. RZA is channeling Fuqua and it's bound to get tropey sometimes. Similarly I can't fault a Wu-Tang member for making a chess metaphor about street wisdom, but I did laugh when it happened (can't help but think of that dumb SNL skit). You gotta keep your queen protected, son! George Bush doesn't care about black people 6/10 --- You bow to no one, azuarc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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