Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot... What a mouthful. Anyhow, this seems like a real solid example of on screen clashing with the behind screen. On Screen, we have Phoenix being incredible as always, Jack Black giving a stunning but brief showing and then Jonah Hill kinda blowing me away with this and reminding me of how much range he has. The works of Callahan are used throughout the film as transitions and they feel very effective for what they are. But then there's the other stuff. The way this is so chopped up and shown out of any semblance of a sensible order really does a number on the flow of the film. This could've been much more moving than it was but because of how mangled and shuffled around everything is it prevents us from being able to properly invest in anything.
Still recommend this for the performances but not much else. So wish someone else could have taken the helm on this one because I really think under different direction this would've been a substantially improved film. As it is, it's still enjoyable enough it just really underperforms.
Still recommend this for the performances but not much else. So wish someone else could have taken the helm on this one because I really think under different direction this would've been a substantially improved film. As it is, it's still enjoyable enough it just really underperforms.