Suburbicon (2017)

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"my rating: 7,5"

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“At face value, 2017's Suburbicon is an encouraging prospect, boasting a screenplay co-written by the Coen Brothers, an outstanding cast, a competent ”

“At face value, 2017's Suburbicon is an encouraging prospect, boasting a screenplay co-written by the Coen Brothers, an outstanding cast, a competent ”

Not essential viewing, but not without its charms

“At face value, 2017's Suburbicon is an encouraging prospect, boasting a screenplay co-written by the Coen Brothers, an outstanding cast, a competent director in George Clooney, handsome production values, and slick visuals. Unfortunately, however, even though the resulting picture has its charms, it fails to come together cohesively or substantively, biting off more content than it can adequately chew. Thus, Clooney's sixth directorial undertaking amounts to a muddled, disjointed mix of dark comedy, social commentary and a crime-gone-wrong plot, yet Suburbicon is surprisingly entertaining despite major narrative issues, and it's more watchable than its harsh critical reception implies. Even though the Fargo-esque story is overly standard-order, Suburbicon manages to keep its head just abo” read more

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: February 26th Via: Stan. Plot: As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family. Rating: 6.1/10 You can read my review here"

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"directed by George Clooney UK | USA 2017 Comedy, Crime, Drama "

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"It was actually directed by George Clooney, the Coen brothers wrote the screenplay. Basically, they tried to deliver some kind of mix of a vintage suburban satire with a really half-baked Hitchcokian plot but the end-result was just completely tedious. To make things worse, there was another completely unnecessary and poorly developed sub-plot about some racial tension against a black family, apparently just to make sure that the viewers really understood that the US suburbs in the 50's were a "

An average movie

“Even though this movie had been a big critical and commercial flop, I was still eager to check it out. Well, you have to admit that it did sound great on paper. I mean, it was directed by George Clooney, it was written by the Coen brothers and it was starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore, so, it should have been a sure winner, right? I'm afraid not. Basically, they tried to deliver some kind of mix of a vintage suburban satire with a really half-baked Hitchcockian plot but the end-result was just seriously tedious. To make things worse, there was another completely unnecessary and poorly developed sub-plot about some racial tension against a black family, apparently just to make sure that the viewers really understood that the US suburbs in the 50's were a really evil place to live. To be” read more

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- March 2018 (35 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 44min. First Viewing There's a great film that can be produced by the story at the center of Suburbicon, but it's nowhere to be found in Suburbicon. This film is truly a case of tonal confusion; the design, performances, and script smack of a more comedic approach, and yet the film plays it almost totally straight. Make no mistake; this is a drama/thriller with little to no humor, and that clashes with the design. It also tries to juggle two storylines when it only really gets one; th"