Red Riding: 1974

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John C If you really want to get the feel (I can only imagine it's somewhat accurate, being an American) of the place, read the book: every surface feels covered in cigarette smoke and slopped whiskey, along with the grime and despair of that time in North England. I didn't quite feel the same atmosphere in the film, and because it has to set the scene and the dynamics between a bewildering array of personalities (many of whom are cut out of the film altogether), it ends up not delivering as strongly. Andrew Garfield is an OK actor but couldn't pull off the same desperation and darkness that Peace brought to the character in the book. The film does a bit better to clear up some of the confusing plot lines, but ultimately falls a little flat. Even if you're not much of a reader, I recommend the book as it moves fast and straightforward like a screenplay but with enough interior dialogue in that terse dialect of working-class England. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/16/23 Full Review Scott H Tried too hard to be artsy, not enough plot to fill the time, predictable and unrealistic. Garfield was a bit too posey in his performance. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Laurie S It was a good movie but Eddie surely couldn't have been that stupid to think he wasn't going to have to endure some beatings. Everyone in the police seemed to be currupt, even the station cat was bribed to keep silent with two tins of Whiskes a day. Everyone in the cast risked dying of lung cancer from the amount of smoking they did. It was a gritty Northern film capturing the atmosphere brilliantly. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Casper v When a young girl goes missing, Yorkshire Post crime reporter Eddie Dunford becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious child murders that date back several years and mirror to the current case. He faces stiff opposition from the local police and his own editor. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 is a solid crime/journalism drama, the movie maybe isnt as smart as you hope it to be, however sometimes that doesnt matter. The first act of the movie was definitely the weakest, lots of exposition that had to do of the city of Yorkshire and its people, however I thought they could have definitely done a better job at presenting it to the audience. By far the best thing of this movie, is of course Andrew Garfield, he is simply just electrifing once again. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 has a solid crime drama behind it, with some solid side performances. The relationship that Andrew Garfield his character had, didnt fully work for me personally, I was just not that invested in it. The movie has a pretty great ending and I must say, a freaking great score. On a technical side, the movie has to offer some solid cinematography for a low budget movie and a cool one take at the end of the movie, that kind of suprised me how good it was. Overall Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 is a solid crime/journalism movie, however it meanly is a character study, of how far you can push a human being, until he breaks, solid stuff! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Teun V Melodrama wrapped in a style that is sometimes hard to keep up with. One incredibly dumb boy versus a bad world. At first I thought, oh wow, this is dark, this is different. But then it got worse and worse, all the way until the ending. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/30/22 Full Review Audience Member Story was boring and not really interesting Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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