Harockerce What a beautiful movie!
TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Iseerphia All that we are seeing on the screen is happening with real people, real action sequences in the background, forcing the eye to watch as if we were there.
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
lindhardt-astrup I watched this movie not knowing what I was getting into at all. I had seen the trailer and I mainly just decided to watch it because I stumbled upon it and seeing Rami Malek as the lead made me excited.First of all I was very intrigued by the cinematography and the minimalistic setup of the otherwise pretty complex plot. I found the balance between the 3 timelines working very well with the flow of the film. I was surprised when I had to pause at one point and realized I was already half through, feeling like I had only just started it!It uses the same kinds of twists as seen before in works like The Matrix, Fight Club and American Psycho and Malek's performance is fairly parallel to what is seen in another of his leads, in Mr Robot. I do, however, think that these parallels work in favor of the movie.It also comes with Biblical parallels which I found very interesting. Where I think it faulted was when it at times became a bit too obvious for me. I would have liked it to be a little more subtle with the Bible references which is mainly what docked it from a perfect score for me.
barbagvido Buster's Mal Heart is a movie about a man who has a job and a family and then he meets this other guy who seeds paranoia into his mind and "wakes him up". So it becomes a story about a man who lost his mind. It starts Rami Malek, known of Mr. Robot, in a very similar role to that one. Actually, the whole movie kinda feels like a dull, season filler episode of Mr. Robot.I went into it expecting a total puzzle full of twists and mind-bending moments, but the movie is actually pretty dull. Malek is fantastic and there is some nice symbolism at times, but it's all overshadowed by the boredom of this movie. I didn't hate it, I just didn't find it engaging. It does have a few nice moments, but it's not enough to make the movie stick out. It just feels overlong and pretentious with quite a few unnecessary moments. Just to make this clear, I love the puzzling art-house flicks, but this felt more like something that wanted to be one of those instead of actually being one. And I didn't find myself thinking much about it after I finished it. Only a little about the ending, but that quickly faded away too. Also, one of the reasons is because it felt like too many things we've already seen before (Mr. Robot and Fight Club in particular) and to me at least, it never felt really as fresh as unique. I suggest you rather watch (or re-watch) Mr. Robot.
Reno Rangan This is one of those films, you won't properly get the notion. Too random, surreal, but at the end somehow all connects. The narration has multiple layers, that's what confusing at the initial stage. Though I liked the character nicknamed, 'the last free man'. If I had watched this film successfully means, that's the main reason. But I felt they have under-used it or missed a great opportunity. Because it was a wonderful film character. Tens of stories can be created using such role. But why did they go for a dry story. In my opinion, it should have been in the line of 'Captain Fantastic'.Rami was okay. He did justify the role he had played. But not like a performance of the year. I understand why this film was very dark, and partially being a dark comedy. The overall storyline looked good. The man with ambition, and to meet that end, he had dedicated his life. But he did not know what he's becoming. It was like 'Split' meets 'Bad Santa'. From all, the boat scenes were a bit of out of context. Yet it brought distinct perspective to the character who was struggling with reality. A film for a few selected people. I feel bad for rating it such low, but I'm only being honest.3/10
Hannah Ward This is a visually striking film with an amazing plot. It took some time for me to fully understand this film but once you understand it, it will stick with you for a long time. Rami Malek's performance is flawless and minimalistic. If you're obsessed with filmmaking and cinematography you will appreciate this to its full potential.