So, I finally watched Tuesday, a movie I've been waiting for for years, and overall, I was disappointed. The acting was fine, the directing was fine, but the writing? Now, don't get me wrong: within the scenes, it wasn't too bad. Dialogue was believable, etc. But A) We didn't get very in depth with the characters and B) What was that ending? I'll get to the ending in a minute.
What's it about: Three...well technically four...groups of people all decide to rob the same bank on the same day at about the same time. We know from the start someone stole the emerald, but we don't know who until the end.
Structure. The movie is set up to allow little twists to show up every time we see a scene again. It jumps around in time a lot. Mostly that doesn't get confusing. Each time we see a scene again, we see it from a different person's perspective and get another piece of the puzzle, like the movie Vantage Point but not quite as repetitive. We know they're all trying to steal the emerald, but we're not sure which one got away with it. We get each character in the police interrogation room, we see each of them planning their scheme, and we see each one on the crime scene. So it's a good structure to that extent.
However, this is the shortest movie ever. No wonder it only cost 4 pounds. They have a three-act story here and they stop at the end of act 2! Things were just starting to take shape. The ball never drops. We find out who has the emerald, but not if he/she gets away with it, what he/she does with it, if the others get blamed, etc. There's all these loose ends--Will Silver and Angie ever confess to each other that they're bank robbers? What's the deal with Billy and Angie--is there jealousy there? WHAT'S GOING ON?
Also, I mistook this for an action movie. I assumed because it was a heist movie, it would be action and a bit of comedy like the Italian Job or something, but there's no action and no comedy. I mean, on the whole, it's okay--I wasn't annoyed while the movie was going on. I wish they would have...you know...finished writing the script.
But I have to say, the cover art on this movie is probably my favorite cover art. Actually, the whole movie's quite arty if you look. The first scene is done in stills and voice overs. Have not seen that before, at least not for such a long length of time. But it was kind of cool.
And it stars John Simm and Philip Glenister. Sam and Gene back together again, even if this time they're on the other end of the law.
What's it about: Three...well technically four...groups of people all decide to rob the same bank on the same day at about the same time. We know from the start someone stole the emerald, but we don't know who until the end.
Structure. The movie is set up to allow little twists to show up every time we see a scene again. It jumps around in time a lot. Mostly that doesn't get confusing. Each time we see a scene again, we see it from a different person's perspective and get another piece of the puzzle, like the movie Vantage Point but not quite as repetitive. We know they're all trying to steal the emerald, but we're not sure which one got away with it. We get each character in the police interrogation room, we see each of them planning their scheme, and we see each one on the crime scene. So it's a good structure to that extent.
However, this is the shortest movie ever. No wonder it only cost 4 pounds. They have a three-act story here and they stop at the end of act 2! Things were just starting to take shape. The ball never drops. We find out who has the emerald, but not if he/she gets away with it, what he/she does with it, if the others get blamed, etc. There's all these loose ends--Will Silver and Angie ever confess to each other that they're bank robbers? What's the deal with Billy and Angie--is there jealousy there? WHAT'S GOING ON?
Also, I mistook this for an action movie. I assumed because it was a heist movie, it would be action and a bit of comedy like the Italian Job or something, but there's no action and no comedy. I mean, on the whole, it's okay--I wasn't annoyed while the movie was going on. I wish they would have...you know...finished writing the script.
But I have to say, the cover art on this movie is probably my favorite cover art. Actually, the whole movie's quite arty if you look. The first scene is done in stills and voice overs. Have not seen that before, at least not for such a long length of time. But it was kind of cool.
And it stars John Simm and Philip Glenister. Sam and Gene back together again, even if this time they're on the other end of the law.
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