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This is another one of those movies that played at my theater that I never got around to seeing. I have to admit though I did really want to see this one. So when I saw it on Amazon Prime I got excited and knew it was time. I think the cast is very interesting and Jamie Dornan has proven that he is much better than Fifty Shades of Grey crapfests. I did hear this was trying to grab for the Oscars, but it obviously didn't make it. I have heard of Sean Ellis' films and I think I saw parts of Cashback, but this will be the first I know I've seen. As for Anthony Frewin he was really involved with Stanley Kubrick for some things. Anyways let's find out if this was any good since it failed at Oscar baiting.
This was different than I was expecting. I never even knew about this story in history to be honest. It was really interesting though. I liked not knowing what would happen so it kept me invested. If I knew the story I might not have been quite as intrigued. I didn't see things coming which really helped it for me. There were some brutal moments which of course I figured might happen, but didn't expect them when they did. What is it with Toby Jones in 2016 movies? He committed suicide in Morgan and this. So it apparently doesn't have all the facts of what went on which may be one of the reasons it was passed over for the Oscars. I thought the cast did a great job though and the characters were interesting. I thought the ending was really well done and wasn't what I expected.
Overall this was a pretty solid film. It was Oscar bait for sure, but it wasn't executed quite as strongly as those that usually get nominated. It had great performances and good characters though. For someone who didn't know this part of history I was intrigued. It may not be directly correct, but not many of these sort of films are these days. Anyways I still think it's worth at least one watch.
