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Disagreed definitely not shitty. I'll concede the ending feels a bit slapped but I thought it was incredibly creepy. Very campy feel sure but at least it's not trying to hide it. Some top tier craftsmanship also.

I'll take a Netflix suggestion as well if I so choose to do so.

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Steven Soderbergh, if you aren't in the know by now, has made such classics as Sex, Lies, & Videotape, Traffic, and the Ocean's 13 films. Throughout recent years, his talent at film making has only gotten better with films like Contagion, Side Effects, Che, and The Informant. You can immediately tell it has Soderbergh's prints from the lighting, to the meticulous, almost claustrophobic cinematography. His method with actors has to be impeccable because he never captures a lackluster performance. He took a hiatus after directing Side Effects in 2013, and the world lost a great auteur that day. Until Soderbergh came to his senses and decided to make Logan Lucky last year, a fast, roaring clever comedy that happens to be great. You can't keep a man with that many accolades away from a camera too long. & now this brings us to Unsane. Unsane tells the story of young woman who may or may not have had suicidal thoughts in the past, and so by her admitting her trauma to some so-called psychiatrist, her world starts to turn once they force her to be admitted to this mental facility against her will.

The marketing campaign really pushed on this being a psychological thriller which it is technically, but to me I was convinced this would be about some girl who creates illusions in her mind stuck in some ward. I really had no idea what the story was about. It's surprisingly very grounded, nothing abnormal or un-realistic as far as any paranormal or sci-fi horror stuff at play (which is another thing I sorta thought it might be coming into it). Claire Foy is pretty talented, never heard of her before this film. The film does start off being quite the horror show but something in the film also lurks beneath the surface and the whole film turns into a certain cat-&-mouse game towards the end. It also happens to be extremely ironic that this girl would be admitted to a facility with someone she does not want to be around or see. I can't explain any more than that but it felt a little far-fetched. If there's one thing I can say, it's that I never knew where it was headed. Also this movie's pretty known for it being shot an IPhone. For this being the first film completely shot on a phone is a tiny miracle, but throughout the movie the gimmick becomes a little warn out.

I have some reservations. The movie's not perfect. Some scenes dragged on for far too long. A particular actor in the 2nd and 3rd act OVERacts and becomes a chore to sit through. The IPhone camera work comes off pretty overbearing sometimes. Aside from a few quibbles, I walked away moderately satisfied. Far from Soderbergh's best. Hell, last years Logan Lucky is a far superior film. In terms of lingering thoughts though and getting beneath the skin in creeps, it succeeds very well. The absolute final shot is a little haunting. It loses and gains and loses again in credibility in the final act altogether, but it's a creepy little b-movie experiment that has more hits than losses. B

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Btw I do consider constructive criticism towards my writing. If you think I write reviews like garbage, feel free to express your anger.

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For one too many months, it was always in the back of my mind this film could possibly not be as good as it's known for being. That somewhere far far away it's shot in a manner I didn't deem artful enough. Seemed to lack any pinache. In other words it all seemed very amateur hour. I always turned it off provoked in thought, but never appreciating it for the way it was filmed. I blamed Peele. If we're being honest, I was disappointed.

Now at the same time, I was happy to see him holding the oscar for best original screenplay. Never once did I think the story wasn't incredible. Sort of this strange (hate to say it) post race thriller where we find out **SPOILER** white people don't actually hate black people, they love them.** What I'm building up to is this: I was wrong. Watching it the other night with the ol' flatmates showed me more than I've ever seen from it before. The damn film is damn near perfect. Not many perfect films, although they do exist, but no way did I ever think I'd come to this conclusion. I always wonder why my mind flips on things I fail to appreciate sooner. So yes it's completely brilliant and not in the slightest overrated like my 22 year old body once thought, or whenever the hell it was released.

Get Out has everything going for it. An incredible screenplay, fine acting specifically Daniel Kaluuya. For Christ sake he is this film. It squarely rests on those black shoulders of his, and Get Out would be nothing without him. Not surprised he didn't win his deserved nomination though, god forbid someone play Winston Churchill for the 11th time. I digress, I sympathize with his character the whole way through, which is a testament to how incredible he is in this part. So it's got that. Ensembles nothing I can flick my nose at either. The editing too, holy shit. Those tense moments where creepy horror music strings play while something very awful happens are timed perfectly. This beef though that I hold always comes to the same thing, and it regards the cinematography. The most important part.

I've learmed to love it I suppose, but maybe Peele should find another DP and make his future films look a little more like poetry. Interpret that as best you can, but it makes sense to me and it still doesn't hinder what equal parts brilliance it's got on display at all. If you told me the shorter black guy from Key and Peele was going to wind up making a modern day Hitchcock film, I'd probably of believed you. A

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If you're going to start a sentence with and, don't use an ambersand. Seems fine otherwise.

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The Batlord

Jesus Christ that is tacky.

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*ampersand.

Whooa oh, amber is the color of your energy.

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Frownland

& your point is?

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Justthefacts

& the point is get the fuck off my thread.

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