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No One Will Save You (2023)
The "Signs" of this decade...
Cinema!
No... Mel Gibson isn't in it... no M. Night Shyamalan didn't EP this. However, this has all the makings of a watershed moment in film. Rarely will you find specific films which start testing conventional boundaries these days because everything commercial is so profit driven. This is one of the 5 or 10 films a year that actually have commercial success AND accomplish pushing the boundaries of conventional cinema.
Brian Duffield just made my Top 25 Screenwriter list. His understanding of storytelling is second to none. To pull this off with little dialogue... genius. I haven't watched a single film this year in theaters better than this! #Top10of2023.
They See You (2022)
Now let's take a quick break for a Slim Jim, Yoo-hoo, and Honey Bun...
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure meets The Strangers. The script...the script...the script...If only the script was developed better. For a true indie, there were highlights. Cinematography was pretty good! Sound design was solid, decent lighting, & story pacing was alright. There are impressive merits here... but the script subtracts from all of that. If you're going to have first time actors, you need a solid screenplay. Parts of the story went under developed, while the witty dialogue didn't hit the way it should with the humorous parts. Could be directing, could be casting, could be acting, but all deficiencies are likely tied to the underdeveloped script. I understand what the idea was... However, the execution was mediocre.