Currently on Netflix. The movie got nearly universal positive professional reviews and scored a 79% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
This movie stars Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as investigators of the disappearance of somebody named Amelia (Margaret Qualley).
It is very hard to care about anybody in this film as they all pretty much are terrible people. It is practically a farce parade and I kept waiting for someone to care about and any reason to care. Finally after about 60 minutes, I asked my spouse if he was getting into this at all. After about five more minutes he also was in the same space: enough is enough, turn it off.
That’s the point. You’re not supposed to care about any of them. They’re terrible human beings.
I guess you don’t have a sense of humor because I loved this movie. I laughed.
Yea wasnt that kinda the point? I really enjoyed it
I enjoyed this movie but I generally get where OP is coming from. Unlikeable characters can be a put off even if that is the charm of the film.
It’s always sunny and arrested development are two examples that I’ve tried many times and never got into because of the characters. But anyone who likes those shows would be like “that’s the whole point!”
I don’t think it’s a sense of humor issue. It’s more that the characters being annoying is a barrier to enjoyment, funny or not.
Great point. It’s probably why I enjoyed Parks & Rec and Brooklyn 99 more than other shows in the same vein. Even 30 Rock only kept me watching because of characters like Kenneth.
But even then, I just found them as being very flawed protagonists. It like how a lot of other Noir movies don’t have the most upright people in them.
It is like how Humphrey Bogart’s character in Casablanca isn’t a good person. He is a hero that ends up making good choices, but the movie makes it clear that being good isn’t the typical choice he makes.
I do have a sense of humor, but I do have trouble with liking movies or TV where I have nobody to root for.
You don’t have to defend yourself. Parent just doesn’t get that not everyone likes the same things.
I’m in the same boat as you, if I can’t find any redeemable characters, I check out and turn off.
I loved this movie. The fact that they’re terrible people is the point, like Seinfeld or Always Sunny. It’s more of a comedy than a serious movie
like Seinfeld or Always Sunny
That helps. As it turns out, I didn’t care for these either. At least I know I have a type now. Appreciate it.
I love this movie so damn much, but it’s essentially a reworking of Shane Blacks earlier movie Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
You just sold me, Kiss Bang Bang is one of my all time favorites.
The movie is a Tom and Jerry cartoon.
You aren’t supposed to like them, you’re supposed to enjoy watching the ridiculous ways they bounce off each other as they are forced to cooperate.
The movie is a Tom and Jerry cartoon.
Thank you for this. I used it to explain it to my spouse today. It did help. I remember liking Tom and Jerry, quite a lot, and I never did take them seriously. This was a good perspective for me.
In Bruges or any of the Guy Ritchie movies starring Jason Statham fall into the same style, but are generally better executed I think.
Love this movie, it’s super fun, the protagonists’ flaws are part of the charm
Should’ve gone with The Bad Guys (2022)
Maybe The Other Guys (2010)
Or the Knockaround Guys (2001)
I took my grandkids to the movies to see the Bad Guys, and I actually really enjoyed it!
Yeah, I watched it when it came onto Netflix. The commercials made it look really cringey, but I thought it turned out pretty well. A formulaic heist movie with a kids veneer, but it’s a formula because it works.
You’re definitely not the only one. I was baffled by the good reviews considering how little enjoyment I got out of it. I even watched it twice, because it felt like if I disliked it that much I must be missing something! I think the comedy just didn’t land for me - not my type of humor - and without that there’s not much to stay engaged with.
The Nixon gag in this movie is one of the hardest laughs I’ve had in a theater.
