Released last: August 2012
Why I watched it: Found it via random movie trailer surfing on YouTube – and it had Gordon-Levitt on it. I supposed it must be good.
And it was.
It can be confusing at first, but the non-linear telling of the story was quite cool for me. You just have to get the hang of it.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the lead hero and Michael Shannon as the lead villain delivered superb performances. Two things more than made up for the formulaic action storyline – the great acting and the fact that we had bikes chasing each other instead of the typical high-octane cars. If you think about it, it is actually more kick-ass because biking really is more about the rider’s skills than the machine’s.
And yeah, the root of the story’s conflict was quite heart warming for me. It really made me root for the characters – never mind that what they were doing was actually illegal, haha!
Critical Reception: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes
I’d rate it around: 82%. I suddenly missed riding a bicycle. It’s been a while.
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As I did in 2011, I am listing down the movies I watch for 2012, along with my comment about each viewing experience. These movie pseudo-review/commentaries are hardly scientific. There might be days that I might be more tolerant of crappy movies and so I might find myself going easy on the critique. More so, my "critiques" are hardly theoretical because I admit I have not taken any proper film critiquing classes, haha! I most usually lash out "in the moment". I try to be as objective as possible, but know that we all have our own different tastes when it comes to films.
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