Hacksaw Ridge
Director: Mel Gibson
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Corr, Teresa Palmer, Richard Pyros and Rachel Griffiths.
Hacksaw Ridge
Director: Mel Gibson
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Corr, Teresa Palmer, Richard Pyros and Rachel Griffiths.
I really wanna get out and see this soon, but no time this weekend...
Certified Fresh on RT as I expected.
Do Japanese soldiers count? 😐
Oh and this movie was pretty darn good. Do find it funny how these American heroes are being played by British and Australian actors for the most part.
Also Mel Gibson was able to squeeze out a mostly decent performance out of Sam Worthington so that's a showcase of director talent in itself IMO.
Originally posted by wakkawakkawakka
Do Japanese soldiers count? 😐Oh and this movie was pretty darn good. Do find it funny how these American heroes are being played by British and Australian actors for the most part.
Also Mel Gibson was able to squeeze out a mostly decent performance out of Sam Worthington so that's a showcase of director talent in itself IMO.
That and Brits and Ozzies are really good at doing southern and hick american accents for some reason....
The pacing was atrocious, the "romance" sub-plot was vapid crap and every character that wasn't played by Garfield, Vince Vaughn or Hugo Weaving might as well have not existed for how one-dimensional they were.
Still, I enjoyed the film immensely. Great cinematography and well-directed, visceral action scenes. Would definitely recommend a watch on the big-screen.
Originally posted by Tzeentch
The pacing was atrocious, the "romance" sub-plot was vapid crap and every character that wasn't played by Garfield, Vince Vaughn or Hugo Weaving might as well have not existed for how one-dimensional they were.
I disagree with the pacing. A little slow to get started, but I think the romance was pretty necessary to establish his desire to get married. But once Boot Camp started it never really let up. I really didn't feel like there was a moment wasted. And about the supporting characters: you can't really expect every minor character to have a huge arc. Sam Worthington had an arc and many of the other characters did too, because they all came to greatly admire the man who they first questioned and disrespected.
And Hugo Weaving playing his father was fascinating because he was devastated to see his sons go to war, but he ultimately was who helped pardon him so he could serve and do so without ever touching a firearm.
I will say that some of the battle sequences got a little samey, but it's really a pretty minor nitpick. It was necessary to tell the story properly. Ultimately the film is extremely successful at accomplishing what it set out to do, which is tell the inspiring story of this man.