MEGALOPOLIS - Movie Review
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I could say that I was never bored during the movie; very similar pace to Bram Strokers Dracula thankfully. It also felt very much like a 80 year made it in both the absurd and sincere ways that it's hard for me to dislike it even for all of its shortcomings. We don't get movies like this anymore.
I absolutely love Megalopolis! It's a mess, but it's a beautiful mess!
The cinematography is tolerable. The acting and the writing is the worst I've ever witnessed in my life.
Kino
It's a great film.
@@RightNowManis it?
The movie was definitely a wild ride. I honestly appreciate Coppola taking a risk. So few movies take risks these days.
Themes and ideas that are either obvious and repeated or abstract and obscure, fantastical abilities that aren't relevant to the plot, wild shifts in tone and acting style, breaking the fourth wall and characters with names like Wow Platinum... who'd have though that Francis Ford Coppola would end up having so much in common with Hideo Kojima?
It sounds like he's gone a bit Cloud Atlas?
This really is the MGS4 of movies
@@nighttrain1236 An earnestly intentioned hugely ambitious flawed film with some beautiful moments made outside the Hollywood studio system - good comparison.
@@nighttrain1236 It is 100x worse than Cloud Atlas. I got that Cloud Atlas feeling from this movie too, but it is above and beyond the cringe in that movie. This is next level garbage. It's so bad that we need to invent a new word for how bad a movie is. You couldn't write a worse movie if you used prompted ChatGPT to write the worst movie of all time.
Kojima is a hack
The story was alot of platitudinous wheel-spinning for me. And the digital cgi aesthetic did not work for me either. Im not really a huge FFC guy so this didnt let me down, but it just wasnt for me. Im happy he got to make what he wanted, though
This movie reminded me of Southland Tales, tbh. But less fun
Its Copallas version of Brazil but I prefered Brazil
I love "Brazil". Gilliam peaked with that film. I wonder if Coppola ever read the French graphic novel _Jodelle_ , which is set in a futuristic Roman Empire.
@@johnpjones182 12 Monkey’s for me.
At least it’s not another sequel/ remake/prequel/reboot. Gotta celebrate that.
Exactly what I was thinking!!
This movie felt closer to a marvel movie than i want to admit
Let not play dumb and act like all films released are remakes/prequels/ and reboots
Doesn’t make it good though
And independently made.
Totally agree with most of your points, but I found the performances and style to be tongue in cheek and thought the movie overall was very humorous...especially Driver like you said. Whether or not that was intended tho I'm not sure haha. Totally understand the mixed reviews tho, I feel like you either are gonna be on board and have fun with the grandiose goofiness or take it serious and think it's bad and cringey.
I enjoyed the tongue-in-cheek performances as well (I laughed a LOT actually, and I think most of the time the laughs were intended), but I do think each actor is playing in a different key. Aubrey Plaza is probably my favorite part of the film just because her style of comedy feels perfect for this sort of high-camp self-serious aesthetic, but then when you put that next to what Jon Voight is doing, it feels like two separate movies stuck together. Shia LaBeouf is similarly humorous, but he also has to operate as a serious character at points, and it just doesn't fit given what he was doing two scenes prior, etc. I think if the tone was more consistent in the making of the film, it would have cohered a LOT more.
Just my opinion, though!
@@looney1023good points, i agree 👍
Damn girl, you’ve been stuck in that room old boy style for like better part of a decade now. Hope you get out one day!
Tom Servo and Crow T. Robot are in the background somewhere.
Lmao
Wouldn’t have her any other way, 😂. I see her there, I feel at home.
@@interestedparty7523 my friends say she doesn't have legs and honestly im not even sure either
I’m more concerned that she’s living in the backward universe, judging from the titles on her books.
Movie of the year. GET FILTERED.
If this film was directed by Darren Aronofsky you would've bashed it beyond recognition.... but since is Francis I think you just really, really want to like it
she’s a fan of his so of course she wanted to like it
I think you should review Angst a 1983 psychological horror film that is one of gaspar noé's favourite films
Saw it last night, I don’t know what to think. There were parts I loved and parts I disliked. I’m glad I saw it and I hope all cinefiles see it
I’m not worry, it will soon be available free somewhere
crazy i just searched for this video 10 minutes ago amazing timing
Mee too! Just saw the film and thought: I need to hear from Maggie
In a time where IP rules I'm glad this exists.
I can't fathom spending over $100 million of one's own money just to make...this. The fact that we live in a country where someone can do this is more of a commentary on society than anything actually in the film.
Amazon Prime spent nearly a billion on rings of power, let that sink in
I think it shows a commitment to artistic freedom of expression, is what. Others with far less money are also allowed to make whatever they want, too, you know.
Dude, ur comment is gold. GOLD.
it’s his minute made the film he wanted to make. nothing hard to understand about that
Just saw it, loved it. Mainstream viewers probably too much for them.
Have you seen wolfs, its aweful
I think I was somewhat spoilt by cinema in the nineties, in that it came thick and fast, and it was all over the map in terms of genre, themes, and style, so much so that ingrained in me the principle need to emerge from the cinema feeling like I'd really seen.... something.
I may not always have been able to exactly say what that something was, but just... something.
Something I'd not seen before, was risky, and innovative. Perhaps not always successfully so (In fact, often a failure of experimentation or daring), but at least they dared to do so. And this new century I find disappointing in this regard, in the main, especially for headline features, in that, although they even be excellent, the central line of popular culture, the are generally nothing new, let alone daring.
So my interest was aroused by this one, especially because of the divisive view people have of it, and the more opinions differ, the more it makes me want to see it. It certainly, at the very least, seems like it might really be... something.
Just watched Mark Kermode’s review butchering this movie an hour ago and wanted to see your take. Perfect timing 😂.
I agree less and less with Kermode these days, but I don't think I'll watch these until it's on streaming.
Likewise. I've watched three reviews and all very different takes.
He got pleb filtered lol
Ok kermode doesn't like it I probably will. The guys a windbag
Kermode is about Kermode. (His rants are kind of enjoyable, though you need a humongous amount of salt which renders them practically worthless.) She is about movies.
Finally a reviewer who doesn’t completely trash the movie and everything in it. I had fun with Megalopolis. It’s not a masterpiece, but I found it entertaining and interesting and will likely watch it again.
From what I have gather, the movie is more or like mediocre than anything, not awful not great or even good, just like okay.
I couldn't wait to see your take on the movie, but I disagree. This movie was horrible, whether or not it's somewhat intentional is the question. It wanted to say so much and ended up saying nothing at all to me. If nothing else, I kinda want to see the movie that Aubrey Plaza and Shia LaBoeuf thought they were in instead of this one. That trainwreck would be a more interesting one at least. I genuinely hope that Coppola is happy with it even if no one else is.
It would be absolutely impossible if the next level abomination of cringe in this movie was unintentional. Making a movie would have unintentional accidents in it. Every single scene in this movie is embarassing and cringy. I refuse to believe that is an accident. It must be intentional.
@@r.davidsenmeh, that's your OPINION
One of the best reviews out there. Thank you.
I respect the positive elements you were able to extract from the movie, but I will still pass... seems like watching this video was enough to get what Megalopolis offers.
I love weird, I love the unexpected, I love movies that sometimes require multiple viewings, but man, Megalopolis was so boring, did I hate it? No, will I ever watch it again? Hell no, there’s nothing I found even remotely intriguing about this film, and here I was, ready to be one of the people propping this film up, being one of the few that maybe thought this film was misunderstood, or secretly a masterpiece…but no, it’s shallow beyond shallow, it’s not as intellectually stimulating as it’s trying to be.
I have to agree I’m afraid
Agreed, multiple viewings aren't possible- it was that bad, surprisingly terrible.
Definitely a risk. It’s unconventional and not an easy watch. It isn’t bad but experimental and sometimes hit and miss.
I feel like this film suffered from it being made Coppola...just about every review talks more abt Coppola than the movie itself.
I liked Megapolis...I thought the storyline was pretty straight forward with a combo of Shakespeare/David Lynch.
Maybe don't look too deep into it.
Most reviewers of this movie will "pull-their-punches", because the 'artist' is more important than any,
one particular piece of their work. Which is the opposite of most artist legacies... where you're told to,
enjoy their work... without engaging with their personality. ( Remember "Coppola just wants to kiss,
all of the girls" ) The grand maestro spends a hundred and twenty million on an ugly,
bloated mess to say Western society is an ugly, bloated mess. And the cultured, educated critics,
are supposed to applaud it. You will now see the awkwardness of apologists... "let me count the ways",
on how not to say I hated it. It's the problem all 'Capitalist progressives' have to regularly face within modern,
Western society. Cherry pick the better bits ...and forget the ugliness of the whole.
Sounds like the writing and the story are the main problem. Look, you can do almost anything with a film, as long as the writing is A-Game, and you got a good story. And you don't have to spend a lot of money as well. You don't even have to hire A-grade actors. If you got a well written script, the film almost does itself. I think Francis' ego is the real bloat here.
He knows what's really up and was trying to tell us
That was an amazingly kind review.
It’s his answer to citizen Kane…
Are you Aubrey Plaza?...
'Some people think it's a masterpiece.' Who?
go look on the internet there are people who do
Saw this last night and it is 30 years to late. It isn’t a slight on Coppola but as a story it’s a disaster. Way to all over the place and doesn’t have a through line to really bring it all home.
Moments and concepts work so well but it eventually gets way to preachy for it own good. Pacing is a nightmare. At any point it could end or keep going forever. It’s a problem.
All that said it’s beyond appreciated. The passion is there but it’s a sketchbook of manic ideas that never go beyond that.
Sounds like you been watching to many reviewers try to form your own opinions 🤔
@@JamesThomas-dn6ee Sounds like you have been reading too many commenters - try to form your own replies.
When you have to say that you liked this thing and that thing and also this other thing, we know what time it is. With good cinema you just know it. There is nothing wrong in saying that it didn't deliver. I'm gonna watch it just to see how much of a megaflopolis it is.
he needed a good studio to back him and also reign him in, work with him to make a coherent script and execute it properly
This is the kindest review I have heard on the film. I think Coppola here is doing is own personal Atlas Shrugged opus that is bewildering to most and genius to himself and a select few admirers. I will say that this is not the first time he has put up his winery for a movie which he did for Apocalypse Now. That film broke him as a person and artist. The severe mental breakdown he suffered in the jungle and his serious financial problems seemed to have sapped him of that special spark he had in the Godfather through the 80s and 90s.
The one thing in Megalopolis that would have helped is getting John Milus to co write with him again. Milius would have given the story more discipline and focus and given his work on HBO Rome series an excellent fit.
Agree with her review. Set aside execution, the premise, the players, the ideas would have been so much better in 1963, in 2024, these ideas, motifs have been explored to death. It’s like someone playing an electric guitar and expecting the world to be blown away. Ot gangsta rap trying to be provocative. It’s 2024 and this movie is tired.
I enjoyed it, makes a change from endless reboots and superheroes, it reminded me a bit of Citizen Kane, a bit fantastical, over the top, interesting camera work and dissolves, and then the camera zooms out of a snowglobe 😂 worth a watch to decide for yourself
Horrible film. I was checked out 10 min into the film.
It's just an awful movie, a spectacular failure and a study in boredom
A small point defending Welles here: Ambersons (as you state yourself) was butchered with even scenes being written and shot out of thin air while Welles was in Brazil so to put down to Welles’ over-ambition is unfair. We’ll never know how great that film could have been, but by what survives of the Welles’ section of the film indicates it would’ve been equal to Citizen Kane. I haven’t seen Megalopolis but it seems to me it suffers from what you’re stating: he’s a man far passed his prime with his younger self’s courage and ambition and that if he had made it at his 1970’s height it most likely would’ve been great - like all his 1970’s. I feel the same way about his Dracula(which I do like for its great aspects) but if made 15 years earlier it would’ve undoubtedly been far better. I want to see Megalopolis just to support the artistic risk & effort
$120,000,000 of his own money. Imagine giving a young Tarantino $100,000,000 less than that to make a movie.
I agree with your takes on the pros of this film's explosive beauty, but my overarching perspective is still as you said:
"Sometimes this film does feel like an insufferable college student that took their first philosophy course." 😂
Thank you for being kind and respectful to the work of one of our greatest filmmakers. AND honest! Great artists’ take risks and that means missing the mark sometimes. Coppola doesn’t make fast food. Bless him for that. You’re my favorite critic, BTW. Thanks for your insights and deep-felt love for the art of filmmaking.
The main reason I want to see this is because I found out Ron Fricke was the second unit photographer who DOP'd Koyaanisqatsi and directed Baraka.
im glad he got this made. but sitting through this thing in imax was like suffering through a cold
Coppola always swings for the fences. When you do that, you often strike out. But, sometimes you hammer a spectacular home run.
I assume most coaches would rather you assess the flight of the ball and act accordingly.
Wish he'd given the money to save elephants instead.
Megalopolis is a total mess of a film. It’s incoherent and unbelievably dull. It’s awful and I’m not talking worst of the year awful, but potentially worst of the decade. I can’t think of anything positive about it. I would like to say it’s good to see a big budget original non-sequel non-franchise film, but this is so bad it might make it less likely for studios to put their trust and money into original ideas.
1/10
I agree
Seeing it Tuesday, curious how bad a movie could be in order to warrant this. You do know there are TRULY terrible films that have been made in the last decade. I feel like you're being hyperbolic.
Do you think it’s worse than something like Morbius?
I loved a lot of the visuals, and the set design. But it’s a weird mess, like a weird dream. But overall it was emotionally flat.
@@lockekappa500 I watched it today. Is it the worst thing ever? No. Is it a garbage movie? I think so. But you watch it and decide for yourself. Apparently there are many who enjoyed it. To me it's a movie that tries to be super artsy but has very shallow messaging. And overall just boring.
buying this for sure, Rome reborn and an unpersoned non woke Coppola count me in, of course critics hate it its all one clique
Kino
Yeah FFC non woke okay.
Hey is your cousin Wow Platinum? Lol
The only reviewer I was waiting for
Been waiting for your review on this
Oh yeah...We're going there.
I'm dying to see it. It's Coppola, so it's going to be ambitious, and it's original. It's a passion, it looks spectacular.
It's also, in Mark Kermode's words, "one of the worst films I've ever seen".
So I'm intrigued as hell.
I’m fine with it being ‘bad’ as long as it’s not bad in the same way as his Dracula film was. 😉
@@sub-jec-tiv it wasn't scary.. more of a romance and the vampire was turned into a cool guy... but it was good.
Possible positives: less Adam Driver in future movies.
why dont u like him?
Been reading absolutely VENGEFUL reviews the last couple of days--- then you start mentioning films like "Ambersons," "The Trial," even "Babylon," and you *pull me back in...*
TH-cam by its very nature encourages negativity, hatred and brutal takes. (Same with Tiktok and Instagram.) And it really is having an impact on people. In the past 15 years i’ve seen discourse go from basically reasonable, to a strange tribal war of the angry against anyone who dares to voice a dissenting opinion. It’s a shame, and it doesn’t bode well for the future.
This movie was so bad. Coppola is washed. If you’re going to watch this, intoxicate yourself with drugs or alcohol to make the experience bearable. The mediocrity is stifling and then there’s the parts which are really bad and cringe. This might be the worst (big budget) film ever made. Siding with the studio system on this one; they could see Coppola is out of touch and out of ideas.
there’s big budget films 100 times worse then this being made every year
Megalopolis became only the 4th film I walked out of before it was over…
Absolute incompetence and trash….
What were the other 3 films?
Yeah... your 3 other walkouts will determine if this comment is taken seriously or not.
I'm honestly curious to know what the other three were. I thought of leaving this movie at least 20 times. I only stayed because I was fascinated at how abyssmal it was. I wanted to challenge myself, but it ended up like feeling like voluntary torture. But leaving the theatre made me feel euphoric for leaving all that drivel behind me. It's the first time I've ever contemplated leaving the theatre in the middle of a movie. Hell, I even wanted to leave after the first 10 minutes. I'm honestly baffled at myself for my level of patience.
Name the 3 others
@@SamuelB89 The Godfather, Godfather 2, Godfather 3
This confirms what the trailer showed us. Too overwraught and looks like one of those cringy super-colorful movies from the late '90s or early '00s.
I loved Wanted. Seems to be using the same colour scheme.
I am a cinephile and with all due respect to Maggie, I will be skipping this one. It did intrigue me to hear her mention it in the same breath as The Trial, which is an undeniable masterpiece. But nah. I've read Coppola's interviews about this film--I know what I'm in store for if I go see it.
I came to Deep Focus lens looking for a truly great film, My Old Ass. I’ll wait, but not too long
She really needs to review that - it will be worth her time. Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella are brilliant in it!
Worst movie I have ever seen in my entire life. At no point did anything that was presented on the screen even come close to anything that could be considered entertaining or enjoyable. I award F.F.C. no points, and may God have mercy on his soul.
a simple wrong would have done just fine, but...
1000% agree with you!
You are one of my favorite movie reviewers and real as f*ck for being a ufc fan on top of that
An Ulta Francis Coppola fan?
It’s hard to watch Coppola post Apocalpse, his later work is so half assed you feel contempt
Not contempt, but a good eye roll.
When once great directors make slop it’s hard not to get angry. His great work will always hold up, it’s too bad his legacy will always be scattershot
The Rainmaker is one of the best legal dramas of all time. And while I am pretty ambivalent in my feelings on Dracula, there at least is a bold vision there.
Not a big fan of either, never liked Dracula, a halfassed mess imho
Thank you for the best review I’ve seen yet on Megalopolis. Your reviews are always smart and fair. Don’t necessarily agree with everything you said, but know you’re coming from a place of movie knowledge. You mentioned D. W. Griffith, and I immediately thought of ‘Intolerance’. Lots of nods to silent era films. Hell, FFC even quoted John Wilkes Booth ! Lots of stuff (overstuff ?) I really appreciated in this movie. Love to see you revisit this in 10 yrs, see how your opinion might change. You’re the most thoughtful reviewer out there.
I'm glad it exists, and I wish more artists were willing to blow it all on making the movie they want to. It's an interesting mess.
The film reminded me at times of Cloud Atlas and The Fountain, but what threw me off was how “made for tv” it felt. It had a mid 90s tv lighting feel that brought the production value down significantly. A movie I remember not liking much is Meloncholia, but it still felt cinematic, despite being shot on digital.
Towards the end of the movie, it stopped feeling so cheap.
Cotton Club sucked big time.
It had Scandals, Issues too. I think Robert Evans was a part of that...
I love these videos of yours, thanks so much for sharing these. Some real meaningful work here on TH-cam. Real value. Much appreciated.
I saw this with THE SUBSTANCE, which I loved for a Hollywood film… I loved hearing Bernard Herman’s VERTIGO score at one point. MEGAOPOLIS looks great but it’s a little emotionally flat. I wonder if trying to have it feel like a stage play / Shakespearean play.
There are two groups of Ayn Rand fanboys - junior high boys and rich old white dudes. This movie is a mess. It’s bad. The theme is ridiculous. The execution is a disaster. But because the director made great movies 50 YEARS AGO people are making excuses for him. Ugh. Quick tip to all you rich filmmakers out there… when nobody will fund your movie, it’s not because you are a genius that nobody can understand.
That is odd every person that has told me they have actually read the book were all female. They were all conservative and libertarian of course. Here are the books that Elon Musk read when 14 yrs old
Foundation - Issac Asimov
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
Orwell’s Revenge - Peter Huber
Fountainhead - Ayn Rand.
No Atlas Shrugged.
This is why it's so important to watch a film for yourself. Your review is the polar opposite of the first one I watched. They literally said DO NOT watch this movie. I'll be watching so I can make my mind up. Thanks
To me Megalopolis felt like watching this movie: th-cam.com/video/xo7SmHsTYrI/w-d-xo.html
Tommy Wiseau's The Room meets Cirque du Soleil
Her comment about Sci-fy channel made me think she was comparing this film to Helix
How much differ from a project like "Synecdoche, New York"? I mean, in scope. And of course, beside the depth of the psychology of the characters in the CK movie....
The self conscious artificiality reminded me of “One From the Heart”. But I really wish he had left out the condescending voiceover narration.
I think it would be hard to argue that _Apocalypse Now_ is a subtle film.
I'm a huge fan of F.F. Copolla. It's clear he wanted to heap a whole lot into 3 to 4 hours. I'll still watch it. I'm sorry that many won't have the patience I'll give him.
Mark Kermode wants to get DAHMER on this movie.. literally..
Yours was the ONLY review I was expecting to watch for this movie, specifically, just as I did for The Substance. Even if I sometimes disagree with your opinion, I really think you have a special eye that no one else seems to have. Most of “critics ” only have opinions like “it sucks” or “I don’t get it”.
Thanks for sharing your review. You articulated yourself so well highlighting the pros and the cons. Well done
I thought this was an "atmospheric" movie more than anything else. It's aesthetics far superseded the actual story in my mind-- in fact, I couldn't follow it. I think that Syfy reference was a good one, haha.
You know, it's interesting that you said he had this idea in the 80s because while watching this movie this reminded me of lots of 80s movies with those bright and colorful scenes. I enjoyed Shia Labeouf's performance.
I was looking forward to your review on this year's most anticipated cinema!
The first review that put me onto you was Guy Maddin's 'The Forbidden Room'. And from there I knew I was dealing with a girl who is on the right wavelength. That said, your review of MEGALOPOLIS was the one I've really been waiting for! This film is clearly very Jungian and is CoppoIa's soul on full exhibition. To your point, I think Adam Driver was never lost on that fact and he clearly gives it his all in his performance, even if the end result is unintentionally comedic! I little find myself laughing out loud at some of his lines in the trailer. But I'm here for it. Partly on the strength of your review, and partly as an ode to Mr. Coppola and Artistic Ambition, I'm definitely gonna go see his parting message to the next generation.
Been really looking forward to your opinion/outfit for this one! Im seeing it tonight!
Edit: Ive just come back from seeing the film…your outfit is great by the way! The movie? Hmmmm
It was one of the greatest film experiences of my life, and it was also absolutely one of the most horrible films eve made. I’d still recommend it just so one can really experience the journey this movie takes you on. I did not hate it, but my god is this movie profoundly bad. I had hopes that the movie was perhaps being misunderstood by early film reviews…This is not one of the worst movies ever made, far from it actually. But, boy howdy, there’s just things that dont work in the film, even with the passion behind it and the creativity, its flawed. With all that, truly a one of a kind experience for cinema people. I’d love to know what someone ,who didnt know about the backstory behind the movie, thinks about Megalopolis. Im very glad this was made though, the big swings the movie goes for dont always hit, but it really is great this movie exists.
Really enjoyed this fair and spirited review. I will watch Megalopolis because even the weakest Coppola films I've seen have flickers of genius. For example, I found that One From the Heart completely failed as a romantic melodrama, yet it had some of the most beautiful shots I've ever seen, which kind of made it worthwhile.
I definitely fall in the category of not liking this- for many reasons you pointed out.. but I agree this may grow on me with subsequent viewings- it happened with apocalypse now, clerks, Donnie darko, etc- the more I watched them, the more I fell in love with them
It's an interesting project, for certain. I've seen reviewers suggest that Shia LaBeouf and Aubrey Plaza gave the best performances in this, but I reacted contrary to that; they both annoyed me. Nathalie Emmanuelle seemed the most out of place, but she was my favorite. I related to her, and perhaps only to her. One interesting element of Monday night's IMAX preview: there was a moment when Adam Driver's character "interacted" with a person in the theater who was standing up front as if he were a reporter. I was fascinated by Megalopolis, and not bored by it; however, the scene with "Auntie Wow" was repulsive and simply wrong.
It's a molotov cocktail to the movie industry. Even if it didn't completely work I hope it shames other directors to try to move the art forward.
Every review I've heard/read about this has confirmed every fear I had about it.
Coppola has to have had the most baffling career of any director in the history of Hollywood. His highs are so high and on point, but his lows make me wonder if he's secretly blind or something 🤣
I think the #1 question I have is what will this movie be like when it comes out on VOD? I haven’t seen the film yet but I hope he puts out a 3hr cut that improves the story. Also I didn’t like Babylon the first time viewing but seeing it a second time I love that film even more now and I think I’ll appreciate it more and more each viewing.
Its a bad time for utopian movies, on either side of the political spectrum.
Rumblefish is up on Amz Prime right now. It also has a fairly lame plot but some amazing cinematography that makes it worth it. That and a young Diane Lane.
I didn't dislike it. It's extremely flawed and over convoluted, but I can see the ideas (perhaps too many) and there's definitely a good film in there somewhere.
It's got Ayn Rand pseudo profundity to it. It may get better with time, like a Stanley Kubrick movie
The eternal refrain of DFL - oh, what it COULD HAVE BEEN...
Thank you for your take on this. I was considering skipping it but based on your review, I’m thinking of going, now.