Redeeming the film in full isn't part of the plan — In the Cut
remains upon repeated viewings something of a mess — but it's still a fascinating work to examine.
Mike Nichols» retelling of the Oscar - nominated 1978 Italian comedy La Cage aux Folles is one of those movies that seems to get
funnier upon repeated viewings.
Even if it's not top tier Pixar (again, hardly an insult considering their filmography, and
maybe upon repeated viewings COCO will get there), COCO is still an irresistible movie, made with the exuberance and zeal we've come to expect from these geniuses.
Instead, the film's notoriety and acclaim came in the years to follow, not only with audiences and critics learning to appreciate the
film upon repeat viewings but with the release of multiple different cuts and remasterings of the original 1982 version, which have been released periodically in the decades since.
It's about many things: falling in love, finding and creating identity, solving a mystery, exacting revenge, and all sorts of other weird things one could only start to
fathom upon repeat viewings.
Indeed, the tale of fractured siblings driven by their respective physical and emotional compulsions is primarily told in a series of lingering looks, long takes and a purposeful sense of aesthetic and thematic repetition that is only
revealed upon repeat viewing.
Cameron said he thought that the line would be funny
only upon repeated viewings and was surprised that it first time audiences laughed at it, having already anticipated the titular character's penchant for machine like understatements.
It's also interesting to speculate,
upon repeat viewings, just how far back Steve might have been hatching his plan and to what extent it grew out of Slim's wider and stickier web of deceit.
I give the film 8 out of 10 and that could go up
upon repeat viewing.
His script and direction are perfect for this story, I know he does things for a reason and I know I will get so much more out of
this upon repeating viewings.
Upon repeated viewings, while still enjoyable, I'd be lying if I said my affections hadn't waned.
Once seen, it's never forgotten, and
upon repeat viewings, it's one of those pictures that makes you want to cry for no particular reason but that it is, in almost every non-quantifiable way, perfect, a film alight with invention, love, and passion — a memoir of the worm in the gut that demands blood and glory.