Watched "The American" with George Clooney. A well directed, well acted, quiet thriller, poetic. Also felt like a Western about an aging gun-slinger who has found something more. I really liked it, wife thought it was OK. Thoughts anyone?
THE AMERICAN, thoughts anyone?
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a quiet movie,not lots of action ,but an old fashioned character study...I liked it....if you want to see a great film,and don't mind reading subtitles,rent CORTEX a nice tight thriller about an aging french police detective....this film should really be re-made with clint eastwood as dirty harry at his very end...
My wife and I saw it. She didn't like it--she was expecting more of an action thriller movie. I liked it, but it is a quiet slow movie that really works to set a mood. We sat near a couple that ate popcorn very loudly, so the mood was frequently broken.
I have not watched it(I know, poor form to comment now) but our local reviewers panned it wholeheartedly. And they tend to be very pro Clooney.
Regards, Todd
Regards, Todd
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If I followed the critics' advice I'd have missed many great movies.
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Thanks for the recommendation, I'd have to put Cortex on my Netflix. NETFLIX DOESN'T HAVE CORTEX!
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Interesting...am contemplating seeing this with the wife this weekend. I'll have to tell her your guys thoughts and see where we go...
Awesome movie! Just saw it yesterday. Slow paced but very well directed. What kind of razor would Clooney's character in the movie have?
My wife wants to see it so I'll probably be strong armed into it but I tend to stay away from George Clooney movies because he comes off like I'm an actor so I know more than you.
that is really weird ! I rented it from netflix !! less than a year ago ! I guess they only had one copy and someone broke it
