Crime 101

8.0 - Tense, stylish, crime/heist thrillers are probably my favorite (nano?)genre. They just never really miss.

It’s super derivative & standardized but the chase scenes & robberies had me on the edge of my seat, & the score & pace had my pulse pounding. It just could have benefited from a little earlier resolution & a little less wrap around in the story.

Halle Berry still has it, no matter what Paul Adelstein & Tate Donovan imply. And so does Mark Ruffalo for that matter. And I fall for Monica Barbaro absolutely every time I’ve seen her on screen.

Not to mention, Barry Keoghan plays slimy & unhinged better than almost anyone out there. And I really like the understated, performance about more than just being hot, version of Chris Hemsworth.

With so many home runs in the cast, shoutout to Avy Kaufman, the real MVP (& has always been one of the best in the game).

too many big actors, had to give them all screen time.

plots so unnecessary, wasted so much time. halle berry served little to no purpose for plot besides maybe girl boss moment.

this could have been an email.

loved this film so much.

idk if it’s bc it was shot in my backyard or bc of how fucking beautiful my city looks, or how fucking spectacular the camera movements & shots were making me cum idk.

all i know is this film delivered an incredible thrill.

not many thrillers do. especially of how beautiful every frame is.

the film uses spatially motivated transitions, panning out of one character’s world and organically handing the frame off to another within the same geographic space. it creates the sensation of a living, breathing city, felt like switching from michael to franklin in gtav lmao.

no but really the transitions between lou & davis each putting on the suit cutting back to back at the same time bc they were both going to the same place makes the cinematography speaks so much louder to me. and i fucking loved it.

i could say so many great things about this film, although i wouldn’t want to give too much sauce.

this film hit home. quite literally.

chris, mark & halle, & the entire cast absolutely ate with this. truly nothing negative about this film.

i just fucking loved it sm.

thank you bart for this spectacular film.

9.8 / 10

Too slow, without any plotwist, very plain

Chris hemsworth not being a charismatic hunk but a quiet autistic boy is refreshing

While I liked the movie I felt there were pieces left unfinished.