Cinematic Sommelier
7.5
A really well done, important film! The tribe shouldn’t have had such an uphill battle for its entire existence, but damn are they badass as a result. I appreciated the eye-opening experience and newfound awareness to another Enbridge pipeline that is in the worst possible location and poorly maintained.
7.2
A really well done project out of Pure Flix. Timely, if nothing else. The advice here of “stop overcomplicating everything, dumbass” was refreshing. Professor Cronin out here doing the Lord’s work.
7.5
Tim Dillon at the height of his powers for an hour. Ridiculousness on another level.
4.5
I’ve heard this was made as a middle finger to those who liked the original… mission accomplished. “Insulting” is the one word I would use to describe this movie. And not in a good way. There have been films that challenge an unhealthy point of view or hold a mirror up to something and force the audience to think. This isn’t that. It’s just as sad as the guards beating up on Arthur the entire runtime. Unnecessary and sad.
You’ll notice this one doesn’t have a score. I’m not proud of this, but in the spirit of transparency… I walked out with ~1 hour left. It’s that bad. I couldn’t do it anymore.
I admire than Francis Ford Coppala putting his own money on the table and truly swinging for the fences with a daring piece of art… but I’ll be damned if it wasn’t one of the toughest watches of my career. And I’ve watch Tommy Wiseau’s “The Room” multiple times.
The dialogue is childish, the story is a mess at best, and the special effects are laughable (especially given the budget). Save yourself the 2 hours and go see literally anything else.
Brett Garten, Movie Extraordinare 