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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Wow. Just wow.
I don't know what I can say without spoiling parts.

I was struck by the layers of dialogue, the topography of verbal intercourse, the levels of interchange. This part reminded me if Wind River.
The intrigue and pacing, cadence reminded me of Schindler's List. Far more sophisticated than Bourne or Bond.

If you are in need of a CGI fix, skip this. If you need nonstop action, don't bother. There is Violence, no doubt about it.
I had seen the trailers, had an idea what to expect and what it was about, but I severely underestimated.

I highly recommend if you like good film.
Sometimes I wondered what would happen next, and by the end I was left in the dust, I should have been more alert for this viewing.

The Primary obstacle for my suspension of disbelief was how smart this character is.

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I was going to see it opening weekend, but I was distracted by a small family issue. Going to go this weekend coming. Love JLaw, plus it just looks good.


SGG

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Wow. Just wow.
I don't know what I can say without spoiling parts.

I was struck by the layers of dialogue, the topography of verbal intercourse, the levels of interchange. This part reminded me if Wind River.
The intrigue and pacing, cadence reminded me of Schindler's List. Far more sophisticated than Bourne or Bond.

If you are in need of a CGI fix, skip this. If you need nonstop action, don't bother. There is Violence, no doubt about it.
I had seen the trailers, had an idea what to expect and what it was about, but I severely underestimated.

I highly recommend if you like good film.
Sometimes I wondered what would happen next, and by the end I was left in the dust, I should have been more alert for this viewing.

The Primary obstacle for my suspension of disbelief was how smart this character is.

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Originally posted by Moose:
Full nudity? Heck, why didn't you say so from the beginning? I'm there.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I was going to see it opening weekend, but I was distracted by a small family issue. Going to go this weekend coming. Love JLaw, plus it just looks good.


SGG

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Wow. Just wow.
I don't know what I can say without spoiling parts.

I was struck by the layers of dialogue, the topography of verbal intercourse, the levels of interchange. This part reminded me if Wind River.
The intrigue and pacing, cadence reminded me of Schindler's List. Far more sophisticated than Bourne or Bond.

If you are in need of a CGI fix, skip this. If you need nonstop action, don't bother. There is Violence, no doubt about it.
I had seen the trailers, had an idea what to expect and what it was about, but I severely underestimated.

I highly recommend if you like good film.
Sometimes I wondered what would happen next, and by the end I was left in the dust, I should have been more alert for this viewing.

The Primary obstacle for my suspension of disbelief was how smart this character is.

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Better than it looks.
Soak in the dialogue, pay attention to everything she says. Tell us if you are able to figure out what's going to happen before it does - I could not.

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
SPOILERS....SPOILERS....SPOILERS....SPOILERS....SPOILERS....SPOILERS


I agree with your take on the dialogue; smart, measured, gripping (especially the underlying theme; which was deception, manipulation and total submission to the state). To me, the spectre of death hung heavy in the film's undertones. I always had the feeling that Putin was lurking behind every door, or listening in in some back room. I especially liked the training sequence, not so much for the nudity, but for the idealog of the trainers and their obssession with beating "the Americans." One small problem: how is it that she left the training facility after just a few months training (remember she left early) and was an expert spy. The best in the class; and this after her career as a ballerina.

Lawrence is golden here, but the story had a few problems. So this was not her fault. For one, the uncle was too obvious as a villian. We knew that she would get even with him, but the big question was how. The gratuitous sex scenes were awkward, to say the least; and one was downright unecessary...the one between her and Edgerton. It just didn't fit the storyline of his character. I felt their relationship was forced and kind of matter-of-fact. That's not to say that both Edgerton and JLaw weren't convincing, it's just that those two characters should not have hooked up, plus there was no build up. There were even some awkward lines about her falling for "the American." How quaint!

I might be a little nitpicky, but that tends to slow down the overall story, whenever something happens that doesn't seem to fit the story/plot. I do admit though that the rest was quite good, especially the tension with JLaw's character - was she or wasn't she telling the Americans the truth.
That was well done. The ending was predictable, it was just showing how she did it. The Jeremy Irons character WAS a surprise, and it was cleverly done.

I don't know about this one. I felt kind of meh at the end, it reminded me of the Ipcress File (with a young Michael Caine), a spy thriller of the 60s.
But I liked the tension, and that you never knew which way this film was going. It's based on a book written by a former CIA agent, Jason Matthews.
I may read the book, or books, it's a series.

SGG

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
I was going to see it opening weekend, but I was distracted by a small family issue. Going to go this weekend coming. Love JLaw, plus it just looks good.


SGG

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Wow. Just wow.
I don't know what I can say without spoiling parts.

I was struck by the layers of dialogue, the topography of verbal intercourse, the levels of interchange. This part reminded me if Wind River.
The intrigue and pacing, cadence reminded me of Schindler's List. Far more sophisticated than Bourne or Bond.

If you are in need of a CGI fix, skip this. If you need nonstop action, don't bother. There is Violence, no doubt about it.
I had seen the trailers, had an idea what to expect and what it was about, but I severely underestimated.

I highly recommend if you like good film.
Sometimes I wondered what would happen next, and by the end I was left in the dust, I should have been more alert for this viewing.

The Primary obstacle for my suspension of disbelief was how smart this character is.

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Better than it looks.
Soak in the dialogue, pay attention to everything she says. Tell us if you are able to figure out what's going to happen before it does - I could not.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Does anybody know where went the thread with Jennifer Lawrence drinking on Late Night, she was doing promo for Fed Sparrow.

Tonight Josh Hutcherson was on Colbert, who confirmed what I had said - many shots were drank while not on camera, the liquid levels jumped down too fast in the tumblers and bottles. He said the network forced them to cut much of the footage, due to network standards about consumption.

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