No Sudden Move (July 5)

The movie has a lot going for it. A star studded cast. Cool masks. Sixties soundtrack. A streamlined plot. Instant cosmic justice. Twists and turns. Red herrings. It’s a buddy movie in which the buddies feel more like frenemies.

Movie gives off some strong Way of the Gun vibes and if you’ve been rooting around in Amazon’s originals for the last year in lockdown it might feel a little bit like that gem I’m Your Woman. Way of the Gun was a movie that I approached for the first time after watching Richie Rich with friend while we were on a nostalgia tour in the first few weeks of lockdown and I think we somehow found our way to Movies that Taye Diggs has Done, essentially. If you’re looking for a good wake up call about how old Benicio Del Toro is, this feels like recommended watching.

Back to No Sudden Move (“Is that the movie that bothers me grammatically?” Friend asked when I prompted her to watch). The caper is best appreciated with your brain turned off. I suspect one of the things that makes it especially Enlightened is a monologue that a foiled banker gives toward the end, which really drives home how unequal the system is for the Haves and Have Nots–a bit of that Taylor Sheridan morality from Hell or High Water. Brother said the one thing that really bothered him was the wide lens. This movie is going to be siloed behind HBO’s pay wall forever, so I doubt it will garner much attention past this month, but it’s still a refreshing twist on the heist genre.