Okay I just got home from the theatres!
It’s a lot better than I thought it was going to be, though I entered with low expectations
The cinematography, action, effects, and the story was great. I’d give it a 7.5/10. Definitely not anywhere close to a flop (in my opinion)
However, some of the early critiques are absolutely still valid and dragged it down unnecessarily:
1. The language definitely ripped me out of the immersion. The movie would have been soo much more immersive if they used historical sounding dialog 😩
2. Casting choices still bothered me personally. What I mean by that is, John Bernthal plays John Bernthal, Zendaya plays Zendaya, and Tom Holland plays Tom Holland 😂. Other actors though like Patterson and Hathaway were great and seemed to fit the roles well
3. Going off on point 2, Matt Daemon is a top tier actor but felt really oddly suited for this role as the main protagonist. He doesn’t give off this “master war general” vibe at all. He’s too soft looking — and I say that with all respect. I feel like someone more gritty would have been much better
4. Race swaps still odd. Turned out to be a lot less of a deal than I thought, but having so much diversity on what is supposed to be a story set in the late Bronze Age is still immersion breaking
Again all that being said, still a great movie — but nowhere close to his best. Not a big deal, as not everything he puts out has to be a 10/10
Let me know your thoughts when you see it!
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