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Looks good - I'm on vaykay now, will see it tonight at the theatre. Review to follow...
The Secret Agent
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MikoTython
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Re: The Secret Agent
Have to say I found the nature of the conflict vaguely, and for that reason, poorly drawn. Attractively atmospheric, but did not draw me in - probably my own limitation. It was, in some respects, so subtle, the adversaries so pedestrian & comical, I’m not sure it did justice to the era.MikoTython wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025 18:42 pm Bueller ? Bueller ?
Looks good - I'm on vaykay now, will see it tonight at the theatre. Review to follow...
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Dicktar2023
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Re: The Secret Agent
I saw this today, and I'm still trying to process it.
On the one hand, this movie has a sense of being lived-in that is unrivaled. This movie has vibes. I feel like I could step into this movie and find my way to the local library.
On the other hand, I wish it cared more (or at all) for basic storytelling. The indifference to coherent backstory is almost surreal. Despite hours of movie and several shots at exposition, I'm still not sure how Amando came to be in Recife. Or what happened to his wife (she must have also been on the evil industrialist's [shirt] list, right? Should I not be curious about that?). Or what happened to his mother.
That's ok if I know those things are being left intentionally vague. But I feel like I just missed something (or a lot of things). I hate that feeling more than anything in a movie.
So...mixed feelings.
On the one hand, this movie has a sense of being lived-in that is unrivaled. This movie has vibes. I feel like I could step into this movie and find my way to the local library.
On the other hand, I wish it cared more (or at all) for basic storytelling. The indifference to coherent backstory is almost surreal. Despite hours of movie and several shots at exposition, I'm still not sure how Amando came to be in Recife. Or what happened to his wife (she must have also been on the evil industrialist's [shirt] list, right? Should I not be curious about that?). Or what happened to his mother.
That's ok if I know those things are being left intentionally vague. But I feel like I just missed something (or a lot of things). I hate that feeling more than anything in a movie.
So...mixed feelings.