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[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

Benny Safdie doesn't make box-office-numbers kinds of movies.

Besides, Johnson's producing it. It's his money. He wanted Oscar bait and got Oscar bait.

[–] jonne 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, from what I've seen it looks great, it's just not a blockbuster or even trying to be one.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Looked cringe to me. Throwing on a wig doesn’t automatically make you a “serious actor”. And a bad wig at that. Like someone else said, the whole thing reeks of Oscar bait.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

Probably could have been good, but casting Johnson seems insane knowing what Mark Kerr looked like.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

A WIG is what you saw? I saw AI slop being repurposed as CGI.

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