Is "A Most Violent Year" the next great gangster flick?

[Dr. Narcisse]

Oscar Isaac looking like a young Al Pacino

 

[FlyRy]

@kp404
this flick still not playing here..my indy theater even had the poster up

 

[Sane]

Looks great Love the dark 80s New York vibe.
"When it feels scary to jump that is exactly when you jump, otherwise you end up staying in the same place"

 

[MenacingMonk]

Get at me when it leaks.

 

[FlyRy]

it was good. well acted and well directed.

but it was not great. it was lacking something.. not sure what.

It's right there with The Drop..but I think i prefer The Drop more

@kp404

 

[Bruce LeRoy]

Movie was OK. I just couldn't get into it..

The acting was great specifically from the main actor Oscar Isaac.. he really did his thing and carried the movie.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Get at me when it leaks.

It has

 

[FlyRy]

Movie was OK. I just couldn't get into it..

The acting was great specifically from the main actor Oscar Isaac.. he really did his thing and carried the movie.

someone compared him to a young pacino in this one and i can def see it.

he was really good

chastain was great too as well as udowobo or w/e as the DA

edit: oyelowo **

i do agree with those that say for the title there was very little violence

and isaac said "my business" about 600 times in the film and i still have very little idea what the hell his business really was . maybe i'm A.D.D though

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Get at me when it leaks.

The screener for award judges is out I believe.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

BTW in light of the Oscar Nominations, I thought this movie was supposed to make Oscar Isaac a big star? Guess not. lol

 

[FlyRy]

BTW in light of the Oscar Nominations, I thought this movie was supposed to make Oscar Isaac a big star? Guess not. lol

it just came out at my local indie theater today.

not sure how heavily the screeners were distributed though but it literally was released the last day of 2014

maybe the academy doesn't like him i think him and the last coen bros movie were snubbed completely too

 

[AnonymityX1000]

it just came out at my local indie theater today.

not sure how heavily the screeners were distributed though but it literally was released the last day of 2014

maybe the academy doesn't like him i think him and the last coen bros movie were snubbed completely too

No Oscar nods means it will stay an art house thing. Plus the screeners. Not alot of people will pay to see this.

 

[Silver Surfer]

This is not really a gangster flick...

 

[g-ice]

This film is great imo

I gave it an 8/10

Issac was fantastic in this film. As were Chastain and Brooks.

The film may have dragged at times but the last half hour was gritty and suspenseful. Very well done!

 

[DosCadenaz]

BTW in light of the Oscar Nominations, I thought this movie was supposed to make Oscar Isaac a big star? Guess not. lol

Star Wars will