Megalopolis (2024) - Movie Review

[@MichaelJordan-oj8dx]

I always look forward to your reviews!

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@MichaelJordan-oj8dx thank you! Have you seen this movie?

[@MichaelJordan-oj8dx]

@@augustkellerwrites I’m seeing it tonight!

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@MichaelJordan-oj8dx I hope you enjoy!

[@MichaelJordan-oj8dx]

@@augustkellerwrites it was weird. I didn’t like it but I respect it in ways.

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@MichaelJordan-oj8dx fair enough! Thanks for sharing!

[@NorySapp]

Just saw this about 3 days ago. Aubrey Plaza and Adam Driver are the most fleshed out performers in this movie. They understand what kind of characters they are portraying and it's really good. I actually kinda like this movie after watching it because it's almost like a modern arthouse film. Definitely the most polarizing movie of the year by far and in appreciate Francis Ford Coppola for his dedication and risks for it.

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@NorySapp I’m glad you liked it! I know most people are against it but I think there’s a lot of merit to it.

[@TheCultureCouchPodcast]

I think you've summed up exactly what I was thinking it was going to be before watching it. I may wait for a digital release

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@TheCultureCouchPodcast ya, I was hoping to love it despite its strange nature (like Beau is Afraid or Bardo). But I just couldn’t quite get there with this one like that.

[@mrjnaman]

Can’t wait to see it

[@augustkellerwrites]

Nice. Are you a fan of Coppola’s?

[@movieman223]

Good review man, whatever I end up thinking of this film, I am interested to see how it turns out this weekend when I go to see it!

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@movieman223 thank you! I hope I gave you a clear picture of what to expect. Let me know what you think if you see the movie 👍🏼

[@Dark.RoomReviews]

I still wanna see this one

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@Dark.RoomReviews it’s definitely something to see if you’re a cinephile ha. Let me know what you think 👍🏼

[@lizlava]

it's so disappointing to me when the writing isn't great on movies like these - where there's maximum effort and success on every other aspect, and sounds like the potential is there, but it comes down to the script just being a mess and needing a good writers workshop... it's a bummer. it's like the big name directors see the scripts as complex and cerebral and deep instead of messy, hard to follow, and detached. great review!!

[@augustkellerwrites]

You took the words right out of my mouth! Thanks for sharing your well-worded thoughts!

[@zechelliott0]

I might check it out

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@zechelliott0 I hope I’ve given a clear picture of what to expect if you do 👍🏼

[@Julius-pt2vq]

🔥🔥🔥

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@Julius-pt2vq thank you! Have you seen the movie?

[@Julius-pt2vq]

@@augustkellerwrites no. I don’t want to

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@Julius-pt2vq I get that ha

[@nordicvolkan]

Since it's from Coppola I was think going to make the effor watch in theaters but after all the bad reviews I decided to wait & rent it on YT streaming when it arrives.

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@nordicvolkan I don’t blame you. It benefits from a bigger screen but it’s not good enough for me to say it’s worth the effort of going to a theater.

[@walkerrise3492]

Great review

[@augustkellerwrites]

Thank you! Have you seen the film?

[@Logosshum]

I heard some people hated this movie

[@augustkellerwrites]

I think most people do actually. I think everyone is noting the same strengths and weaknesses, they’re just valuing them differently.

[@artemus80j.4]

This movie is a Stageplay/Experimental Cinema. Francis let the movie made itself and this is what we got. It's art. Is it great? no. Is it terrible? no. It just is...a beautiful messy experimental film with a charm.

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@artemus80j.4 that’s a fair take imo. Would you say I was fair to it as well?

[@artemus80j.4]

@@augustkellerwrites absolutely, and it’s also fair for others to sham it and that’s everywhere unfortunately lol

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@artemus80j.4 thanks for sharing your open-minded perspective!

[@Maximumereview]

I think I need to wait for it's Digital Release? Cause! Isn't Looks Worth Watchable On Big Screens.

[@augustkellerwrites]

I do think it benefits from the big screen, but ya. I don’t think it’s good enough to work hard for. It’s a flawed and I don’t blame anyone for not wanting to spend theater prices on something like this.

[@sirbonobo3907]

I rather See the Original

[@augustkellerwrites]

Metropolis?

[@sirbonobo3907]

@@augustkellerwrites Lol wtf i missread the titel hehe got me :D

[@CoaS_Podcast]

Personally think it’s one of the worst of the year.

[@augustkellerwrites]

Care to share why you feel that way?

[@CoaS_Podcast]

@@augustkellerwrites You certainly hit on a lot of the points. I just don't think any of it landed at all for me. The acting for the most part I found awful, the visuals were a big miss, the story was all over the place, sure I could follow it but for the first hour I was just thinking. What is this? It just never got good at any point I don't think. While 2 hours and 17 minutes or whatever its length is, certainly is not long. It felt twice the length to me. Good on Coppola making whatever the hell this was suppose to be but not a single thing worked for me.

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@CoaS_Podcast honestly, I get that take. It’s funny, I seem both 5-star and 1-star reviews but every seems to be saying the same things. They just seem to be valuing the film’s strengths and weaknesses differently. Definitely one of the biggest curiosities I’ve ever reviewed ha.

[@CoaS_Podcast]

@@augustkellerwrites I agree there. I have certainly seen a wide range of reviews at this point with many similar points made but different degrees of success I suppose. I did catch 2 people leave my screening about half way through the film, but there was maybe 10 of us in total to see it.

[@augustkellerwrites]

@@CoaS_Podcast ya, my crowd seemed pretty divided too.