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“I really had no idea what to expect from this flick but that's the great thing about our film club, is that you end up watching some movies that you otherwise would never see. Anyway, it turned out to be a really pitch-black comedy and, to be honest, I usually have a hard time to care about such comedies constantly making fun of a rather pathetic main character. However, you have to give some credit to Jim Cummings who not only wrote and directed the damned thing but, above all, gave a very intense performance. So, it was a hell of a one-man-show and, basically, how much you will like this movie all depends on how much you will care or connect with Jim Arnaud. On the other hand, even if his 'speech' at the funeral didn't really have the intended result, at least, he did show up which is ” read more
" chosen by Ria Notes: I really had no idea what to expect from this flick but that's the great thing about our film club, is that you end up watching some movies that you otherwise would never see. Anyway, it turned out to be a really pitch-black comedy and, to be honest, I usually have a hard time to care about such comedies constantly making fun of a rather pathetic main character. However, you have to give some credit to Jim Cummings who not only wrote and directed the damned thing but, abo"
"First viewing - Jan. 8th I can't deny that Thunder Road is a well-made film. The fact that Jim Cummings wrote, directed, and starred in it, while juggling all those roles so well is worth recognizing. And yet I struggled with the tone of the film. It's clearly supposed to be comedic, but I rarely laughed. It doesn't help either that our main character is not endearing despite how interesting he is. And while it's consistently entertaining I never felt like it completely connected with me. Maybe"
"UK RELEASE: May 31st 2019 HOW I SAW IT: iTunes (USA) WHEN I SAW IT: October 31st 2018"