What Richard Did

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J M @jeffmarshallmovieblogger 02/11/2024 This critically acclaimed Irish movie is earnest and has moments of realistic emotion and heartbreak, but I found the whole thing deadly dull - to the point of apathy. Way too much time is spent setting up the story and introducing us to the characters, none of whom are all that interesting. I'm all for good exposition, but this is just a group of teens drinking and making out and doing all the things teens do. We learn practically nothing beyond the bare bones of what is required for us to understand what will soon transpire. Reynor is actually quite good - I vaguely remember him from MIDSOMMAR, a movie I loved so much a few years ago. And while I love a good ambiguous ending, this feels like the last reel of the film was stolen. A couple moments between Richard and his dad are very moving, but considering the severity of what happens here, I found myself cold throughout. Abrahamson also made the Oscar-winning ROOM, another critically acclaimed film I couldn't recommend. So perhaps Lenny and I simply don't mesh. It happens. - Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook) See more 02/07/2021 The movie was okay but the ending left u perplexed See more 12/18/2020 A very disappointing ending. See more leonardo j @Leojim 11/15/2020 Beautiful movie! Beautiful scenery, good actors and a plot that makes think about life and its surprises. See more 05/19/2020 Dublin'de bir okulun popüler çocuğu olan, geleceği parlak görülen Richard'ın bir yaz gecesi kıskançlık ve öfke sebebiyle bir anda değişen hikâyesi. Kevin Power'ın romanından sinemaya uyarlanan film ne vicdani meselelere, ne de iç çatışmalara taraf tutarak bakıyor. Meselesini ağırlığı ve tarafsız kalayım derken derinleşememesi nedeniyle yeterince iyi aydınlatamıyor. Tutup da bir Raskolnikov beklemeyin. See more nefasto r @Nefasto 01/07/2019 This movie is loosely based on Kevin Power's Bad Day in Blackrock, a novel itself loosely based on a real story, so I do not think there is much reality in it, although the best thing in "What Richard Did" is that feels real, honest. Shame that the film does not have much more going beside that: a simple morality story that does not feel neither new nor particularly intense. See more Read all reviews

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