Compelling and observant take on a film that’s largely been swept under the rug or dismissed. It’s both aptly and yet a bit unfairly described as having “not aged well” but as you correctly point out the flaws were always there and pretty much in plain sight despite the craftsmanship and talent on display.
This was good, I wanna see this film again. I bet that like you I would think a lot differently about it. I'm somewhat older than you and I thought this was really cool at the time. Then I talked with my Dad about it. He was at the time somewhat older than Kevin Spacey's character in the film. He HATED it. He was also not exactly a stellar family man and I think Lester hit a little close to home.
So yea might be some generational dissonance there.
Compelling and observant take on a film that’s largely been swept under the rug or dismissed. It’s both aptly and yet a bit unfairly described as having “not aged well” but as you correctly point out the flaws were always there and pretty much in plain sight despite the craftsmanship and talent on display.
This was good, I wanna see this film again. I bet that like you I would think a lot differently about it. I'm somewhat older than you and I thought this was really cool at the time. Then I talked with my Dad about it. He was at the time somewhat older than Kevin Spacey's character in the film. He HATED it. He was also not exactly a stellar family man and I think Lester hit a little close to home.
So yea might be some generational dissonance there.