The Rider

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eric g After a 3rd viewing, I can comfortably call this one of my favorite movies of all time. I put this movie into the "brutally realistic" movie alongside some of my all time favorites like Columbus, Shithouse, Sound of Metal and The Florida Project. The Rider might be the most tender and sincere movie I've ever watched. How badly it must hurt to face obstacles you can never overcome when the body breaks long before the mind does. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Vítor P Que filme perfeito. A cinematografia da Zhao me agrada muito e ela é um monstro na direção com essa captação belíssima de imagens. A narrativa da história pode ser vista como lenta, mas não é o caso, ela segue em direção e se constitui perfeitamente. Tem cenas nesse filme que vou carregar na memória. Muito bom! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/24 Full Review Georgan G All the non-actors play themselves & are wonderful. Based on a true story of poverty & choices. I watched in awe as the protagonist live-trained a horse. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/24 Full Review Alec B Zhao wisely sidesteps the inspirational narrative route and sticks to a simpler character study. The results are often poetic, but never pretentious or condescending. The use of untrained actors may be the most interesting choice, it only enhances the film's emotional potency. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Bharat W Best movie of the decade that restored my faith in exceptional filmmaking. It's an audacious achievement by Director Chloe Zhao who ventures into content and territory usually foreign to the modern-day film-watching audience with delicate precision and artistry. She draws cathartic performances out of the characters who are both simple in their external texture as they are deeply dimensional in their humanity and far more original than what Hollywood otherwise produces with their vast budgets. A must-watch for film lovers and a crown jewel achievement in filmmaking by a promising Director still relatively early in her career. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Julie M It's not what I expected, but better. I don't think this film can really be analyzed or critiqued. It's just experienced. It dug in deep and filled me up. It may not be for everyone, but it was for me. A truly wondrous movie. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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