Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
Right after season 1 there was talk of casting 2 broads. I wonder why they changed their minds.
MM did a great job in changing my opinion of his acting abilities. Woody did what he could...
I'd imagine the focus will be on Colin Farrell with Vaughn playing a Woody type role. Colin Farrell can certainly use the publicity. (his Q-meter is pretty low)
Farrell & Kitsch are detectives and partners, Vaughn is the baddie. [Reply]
Kitsch, who is best known for his starring roles in John Carter and Battleship?
Wow. That guy could use a boost in the ole' Q-meter.
My neighbor Dave is more compelling than Taylor Kitsch. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
Kitsch, who is best known for his starring roles in John Carter and Battleship?
Wow. That guy could use a boost in the ole' Q-meter. My neighbor Dave is more compelling than Taylor Kitsch.
McConaughey has been a stud for a few years. Two for the Money ihas the worst acting if any movie I can think of right now. Pacino and MM sucked in that one.
He showed flashes in A Time to Kill and a few other early ones before he went full RomCom, but he turned it around to be great. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
I thought Taylor Kitsch did well in Lone Survivor.
I think Taylor Kitsch is always solid and likeable. I can't see any reason why he and Farrell won't kill it. Justin Lin directing should be awesome, too.
The the only apprehension I have is about VV. IMO, that should have been a secret, uncredited role heading into the season because of the obvious expectations VV fans (I guess non-fans, too) will have going into series. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
The finale was awful. Pure schlock.
Not saying it was awful.
I'm just pissed because
Spoiler!
Pizzotto or however the writer's name is spelled pretty much spelled out that Audrey was abused by Carcosa or someone linked to Carcosa, and it never got resolved.
Further, it seems to me that Maggie tangentially knew about the stuff through her conversation with Marty. "Girls always know [about sex] before boys... because they have to." If Pizzotto was going to put this into the narrative, then it's manipulative not to address it later on.
True Detective was way overrated.
Started slow, got better, had one great episode, then slowly declined again into a ridiculous ending. It was different, but that doesn't mean it was great. [Reply]
True Detective was a fantastic performance by McConaughey, a good performance by Woody, a story that looked much, much stronger early on than it actually was, one really fantastic long tracking shot, and not much else. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cosmo20002:
True Detective was way overrated.
Started slow, got better, had one great episode, then slowly declined again into a ridiculous ending. It was different, but that doesn't mean it was great.
Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower:
Not saying it was awful.
I'm just pissed because
Spoiler!
Pizzotto or however the writer's name is spelled pretty much spelled out that Audrey was abused by Carcosa or someone linked to Carcosa, and it never got resolved.
Further, it seems to me that Maggie tangentially knew about the stuff through her conversation with Marty. "Girls always know [about sex] before boys... because they have to." If Pizzotto was going to put this into the narrative, then it's manipulative not to address it later on.
It went from a mixture of a creepy yet introspective look at life in the Louisiana bayou, with its history of ugliness and political machinations coupled with a compelling police investigation that included two diametrically opposed yet interesting detectives, one born to be a policeman and the other born to be a philosopher steeped in existentialism, to a dopey "Bro" movie with a shockingly predictable finish.
I'll watch the next season but hope the ending is much more satisfying. [Reply]
