Sugar Mountain

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Somer C I'm shocked this has such a low score. This movie was unpredictable. Lots of twists. Some you see coming and some you don't. The main characters to the background characters have well developed stories where you empathize and gives the audience just enough info about them to build on. I felt for the characters, didn't know who to root for at certain points, and kept me engaged from start to finish. The only reason I didn't give it a full 5 stars is the very last scene. I wanted to see it through. If you've watched it you'll know what I mean. If you haven't, it doesn't really spoil anything. There's good acting, good score, beautiful cinematography. It's an action, thriller, and a drama. The younger brother Liam (I think) should definitely do more roles and acting because he absolutely nailed this. He really helped sell this movie. VERY UNDERRATED. It definitely didn't get the rollout and press it should've. Even after it was over I had to look up to see if this was based on a true story because it very much feels like something that would realistically happen in small-town USA, especially a small-town in Alaska. It has greed, deceit, brotherhood, addiction, nature, outdoors, believable fight scenes, twists inside of twists, storytelling from different perspectives, times the audience is made to question, times where you don't know who to feel bad for. It has it all. Highly recommend on a winters night to cozy up for date night movie in. Not a family friendly kids movie at all. But good for you and your partner to bundle up and watch. Highly recommend if you want something great that you and your partner can both agree on. Not too action packed and not too dramatic. It's the perfect balance start to finish. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review Timothy T What a very intense thriller filled with a good cast. Loved the story and direction. The ending was fantastic. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Test T I watched this on DVD recently, and it was much better than the reviews would suggest. In terms of marks out of ten I would give: Scenery; 9/10 Music: 7/10 Story: 6/10 Acting: 5/10 Pace: 5/10 Consistency: 3/10 Action & effects: 3/10 The problem with this film is that it starts off like a big budget movie and raises expectations which it fails to deliver. About half an hour in the film starts to feel like a low budget TV drama, and only really rises back above this level for the finale at the end. It's very noticeable and makes the viewer feel short changed. It's still watchable, and has a few interesting twists and turns, but sadly none you won't have seen elsewhere. The other big thing I noticed was that the soundtrack, which I liked, is mixed at too higher volume. In the opening this works to grab the viewers attention and gives the film a sense of dynamism, but later it becomes tiresome and uncomfortable. In summary, if it had a bigger budget and a bit more thought this could have been a great movie. As it is, it just about OK. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Audience Member It carried a tone of listlessness and blunted emotions that suited the folly of their scheming. It's not a fast moving film, that's for sure, but it is engaging. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It was good, just good & yes, I would recommend it. Good twist in it, I didn't expect. The ending was NOT what I expect. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Awesome though predictable ! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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