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You Were Never Really Here
You Were Never Really Here

6.6

You Were Never Really Here

R·2017·89m

Summary

A traumatised veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Lynne Ramsay

Novel

Jonathan Ames

Reviews

Bazzjazz

Bazzjazz

April 20, 2018

6

The way this movie was hyped up in the press about it being the Next ‘Taxi Driver’obviously raised my expectations and Phoenix being the Antihero ah-la Travis Brickle .

Well, did I get letdown like a disappointed kid at Xmas when he didn’t get what he expected.

If Phoenix won best actor at the Sundance Festival for his performance in this film.

Then I’m decidedly in the wrong profession. He had a one dimensional character, very dark and not much else to him.

The hammer being the ‘DIY’ tool of choice , which you never actually see it nailing anything.

And there’s no real curiosity or imagination attached to the extent of him using the ‘hammer’.

If you haven’t seen ‘The Professional’ With Natalie Portman and Luc Besson and Gary Oldman as a real lunatic cop. Then do yourself a favor and rather watch it.

I was largely disappointed in this film and it doesn’t live up to anything it’s primed to.

Not Memorable.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$17,000,000.00

Revenue:

$9,400,000.00

Keywords

hotel
new york city
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
based on novel or book
childhood trauma
flashback
money
murder
teenage girl
drugs
stakeout
alarm
u.s. senator
phone call
burning photograph
mother son relationship
army veteran
intense
empathetic