Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2017)
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A truly wonderful film. The writing, plot, and structure are all fantastic. It is a politically charged film, and an intriguing, very relevant one at that, but never overwhelmingly so that it distracts from the fact that it is also a character study, and god, Richard Gere just knocks it out of the park, not only is it the best performance I've seen all year, but one of the best of the decade if you ask me. He plays a charismatic guy that talks so frequently, and has so many connections, yet you don't know a single thing about him, all you get is what Gere displays on screen through the performance. Sometimes he's infuriatingly pushy, sometimes he's tender, and helpful. I bounced back with this character so much, trying to figure out if I pitied him, if I felt sympathetic, sometimes even outraged. Even when his motivations, and true feelings are a bit more clear at the end of the film, this guy is still an enigma, and you have the writer, the Gere both to thank for creating this truly moving character, it's quite the combo.
Sometimes the film distracts with some of the more experimental choices the director makes, mostly visual wise, that intrigues, but sometimes feels out of place. But, other than that, I can confidently say this my favorite film I've watch this year so far, and it'd be criminal if Richard Gere doesn't get any recognition from this one.
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A truly wonderful film. The writing, plot, and structure are all fantastic. It is a politically charged film, and an intriguing, very relevant one at that, but never overwhelmingly so that it distracts from the fact that it is also a character study, and god, Richard Gere just knocks it out of the park, not only is it the best performance I've seen all year, but one of the best of the decade if you ask me. He plays a charismatic guy that talks so frequently, and has so many connections, yet you don't know a single thing about him, all you get is what Gere displays on screen through the performance. Sometimes he's infuriatingly pushy, sometimes he's tender, and helpful. I bounced back with this character so much, trying to figure out if I pitied him, if I felt sympathetic, sometimes even outraged. Even when his motivations, and true feelings are a bit more clear at the end of the film, this guy is still an enigma, and you have the writer, the Gere both to thank for creating this truly moving character, it's quite the combo.
Sometimes the film distracts with some of the more experimental choices the director makes, mostly visual wise, that intrigues, but sometimes feels out of place. But, other than that, I can confidently say this my favorite film I've watch this year so far, and it'd be criminal if Richard Gere doesn't get any recognition from this one.