First Reformed (2018)
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
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In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Dialogues are amazingly constructed. A critic to a self-destructive society. A call for action towards preservation and against politics.
The Earth is doomed for destruction by corporations. I hope this film encourages change in preserving our only home.
Complete waste of time! 3 out 10 is being generous.
It started with an atmospheric mood that was somehow reminiscent of Fargo (the movie, not the series) - there was that bleak sense of small town simplicity that was almost funny without really being funny. It seemed almost pathetic but the sense of 'plain-ness' was somehow gripping, somehow drew me in and made it watchable. As another reviewer put it, there was a shift to the surreal later on that just seemed out of place. It was like we went from a more tragic Fargo feel to a Life Of Pi feel rather unexpectedly. This broke the mood that had been building irreparably (for me). The ending scene reminded me of an indie film called "Last Night" which was a movie about how ppl chose to spend their last day at the end of the world. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the ending in this case though. Overall, I would still recommend this movie for the better parts, the thought provoking subject matter, though a true Christian wouldn't find anything useful here.