The 15:17 to Paris (Clint Eastwood, February 9, 2018) Movie • Page 3

As much as I disagree with Eastwood on his views outside of film I still wish he would return to doing films not based on true events as I haven't really been able to engage with the likes of Sully and have no desire to see this or American Sniper.

 

I liked Sully a lot but the main difference between this movie and Sully is that Sully chooses to focus on the aftermatch of a brief incident rather than, like, Sully misbehaving in school and then deciding he wants to be a pilot. There maybe could have been a good story here if the train incident happened 1/3-1/2 of the way through the movie and the rest focused on how their lives changed after being declared heroes. But instead we spend 40 minutes watching them dick around Europe, choosing Gelato flavors, visiting the Colloseum and saying shit like “Wow we’re at the Colloseum”.

And it’s not the three guys’ fault. The three greatest actors alive wouldn’t have been able to salvage this. At least their casting made it somewhat interesting to watch.

 

Sully was pointless IMO

 

I have no desire to see this, but Sully was great. Fantastic editing.

 

Sully still has the strangest cut to credits I've ever seen

 

Late Eastwood is galaxy brain

 

I didn’t really like this. The acting from the three main characters was better than I was expecting given that it’s the real people and they’ve never acted before. But I think in trying to stay as true as possible to their actual story, the script ended up being very dull. During the whole eurotrip sequence, we never got a real feel for their friendship, which was crucial to the film.

Side note, someone save Judy Greer and Jenna Fisher from the concerned mom role. I feel like that’s all I ever see them acting as these days.

 

I saw this preview before 13 movies in a row so I told myself to use my MoviePass for a solid hate watch. Oh my word this was an awe-inspiringly bad piece of shit film.

 

@Aregala did you see this yet?

 

trying to go this week!

 

That Eastwood couldn't even bother to try and change the ages of the mothers over fifteen years tells you everything you need to know about this. It is remarkable how little effort one of the all-time great filmmakers puts into his work.