McCorley Reviews

This film is brilliant. The cast is brilliant. The acting is brilliant. The storyline is brilliant. The film is simply brilliant. Nominated for eight Academy Awards including Jennifer Lawerence's Best actress award doesn't provide enough justice for the film at all. The acting in the film was immersing and full of emotion, with both Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence appearing with perfect portrayals of their characters. Chris Tucker also was a stand-out performer whenever he graced the screen, bringing with him a strong comedic presence in a light-hearted manner, adding significant value to the film.  The personal growth of both lead characters is delivered beautifully by the narrative, as the audience grow alongside Pat and Tiffany who both struggle to overcome the shackles of their past. The Solitano family dynamic is another area where this film excells as the dysfunctionality portrayed through Pat's personal struggles, and his father's (Robert De Niro) gambling a...

Having never seen The Wicker Man before, it initially struck me as an amalgamation of Ari Aster's 'Midsommer' and Edgar Wright's 'Hot Fuzz' as these, similar to The Wicker Man are constructed around the concept of an isolated society, where the inhabitants participate in extremely brutal rituals that appear extremely outlandish and horrific to the individual(s) that are unknowingly placed in the enviroment. The initial parallells I was able to make between The Wicker Man and other films I had previously watched stressed the impact that 'The Wicker Man' had on cinema, as it had hugely influenced the success of other films by providing an easily adaptable blueprint. The quality of The Wicker Man had vastly exceeded my expectations for a film released in 1973, in all scopes of cinema from dialogue to cinematography. However, this is likely due to my previous refusal to watch any film made before 2000, naievely thinking it would make strict use of Shakespear...

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