Although we've seen many
films of similar ilk in science fiction, from Sphere to Event Horizon, the writers are well aware of audience expectations, putting enough fog and mirrors in the mix so that we are never exactly sure.
Nevertheless the one thing that separates this from other
films of similar ilk is that we actually learn to love George.
Where this film lacks in comparison to his other earlier
films of a similar ilk is it is missing that gut punch moment, that moment that forces you to make a judgment on the character (a really good example of this is Jason Patric «s nausea - inducing takedown of Catherine Keener «s character in Your Friends and Neighbors).
Not exact matches
Kosinski's leisurely pacing, often setting up a hangout environment
similar to those in the more laidback work
of Hawks and Richard Linklater, gives Only the Brave a raw authenticity that's often overshadowed by melodramatic flourishes or superhuman heroics in other
films of its
ilk.
It's
similar to a lot
of other
films of different
ilk, and many may find some striking similarities with Point Break in particular, and that's dipping pretty deep in the bad action movie barrel for inspiration.
While the idea
of casters and whatnot might be the angle that the
film hopes gives Beautiful Creatures an advantage to its
similar ilk, it's not.
The subject matter is darker than other
similar films of its
ilk, dealing with gang rapes, strangulation and kinky sexual acts that seem placed in the
film in ways that titillate rather than educate.
I do think kids will enjoy this, and parents will probably be more engaged with the
film than some
of the other recent releases
of a
similar ilk in the past year, but this is not a knockout by any means, not even close.