Rebel Ridge

9/7/2024

Unless I'm mistaken, John Boyega was supposed to have the lead role in this but it went to Aaron Pierre instead. I'm glad he got the role cause I really liked him in it. I hope we get him in more action roles in the future. There are three things I quite liked in this, besides the action: 1. We know this guy is meant to be an ex-marine because of the tagline but they make it seem like he's into some shady shit at the beginning of the movie, and no, I don't mean when he was detained at the very start. It was fun. 2. Being a woke AF anti-theist (that's someone opposed to organized religion) I really liked the line: "I don't know enough about the afterlife to trust in it, so while I'm here, [...] I gotta haunt these motherfuckers myself." That line was hard. 3. The ending. They were b

9/8/2024

I waited at least 30 minutes into this tedious affair, wanting something, anything, to happen. When it finally did, it wasn't overly inspiring. Thereafter, it was like a car with a stuck accelerator, start, stop, repeat until the last fourth of this film, when something exciting "finally" does happen. By then, I'll wager many viewers will have simply given up. Guess I'm a naive optimist..... Why, why, why can't we have decent scripts, Netflix? Could it be you are too busy woke messaging? One of the characters talks about lynching the main character and the main character, in turn, comments on how the black police officer has an inferior police car, compared to her white counterparts. In reality, I do believe there's a genuine problem with policing and not just in the US either. S

9/8/2024

At its core, Rebel Ridge is a familiar story: a lone hero against a corrupt system. Yet, Saulnier's deft direction and a strong, well-developed narrative set this film apart. The film begins with a seemingly simple premise: a former Marine, Jeremiah Carter (Pierre), returns to his hometown to help his cousin post bail. However, a series of unfortunate events leads to a confrontation with the local police department, which quickly escalates into a full-blown rebellion against the town's corrupt power structure. Pierre delivers a tour-de-force performance as Jeremiah Carter. His portrayal of a man driven to desperation by injustice is both powerful and heartbreaking. Carter is a complex character, a man haunted by his past who is forced to confront the darkness within himself to protect t

9/11/2024

Good. For people who look for action.

9/15/2024

This was 45 minutes above a 10. I love this dude's bikepacking. So cool. Cops. Great dirtbags. Concept of super elite military martial arts guy who never used his training in the field is lame but the guy makes up for it. Bikepacking was really only in the beginning. Great bus racing scene. Intensity. The movie was an 11 at that point. Cool diesel sound as well. I bet if you knew your trucks you'd say it was the wrong engine but I don't know my trucks that well. I just...I just don't think that truck sounds like that but it was a cool sound. I didn't hate the length but I really don't think they needed to include all that stuff. I was entertained but...it's a lot of stuff. I would say "P.I.T it and quit it." But it is important to see the desperation even when... "Oh I see! Then e

9/21/2024

Brilliant! I think I had seen that <em>'Rebel Ridge'</em> was one of the most watched (?) movies on Netflix recently, though you never really know what to expect with that because viewership doesn't necessarily equal greatness (I think <em>'The Wrong Missy'</em> *shudder* had the same thing). I am pleased to say, though, that this is great. I enjoyed every bit. It has an excellent cast, an engaging and well written plot, some pleasing sequences and a nice score. This is the first time I've ever seen Aaron Pierre act and I'm seriously impressed, also didn't even realise he was a fellow Englishman until post-watch. Hope to see much more of him! Away from Pierre, Don Johnson and AnnaSophia Robb are very good.