Movie had fun subverting expectations, moments that are funny are also stressful in a way that’s true to life. SOME PEOPLE might’ve thought it was too artsy but I think SOME PEOPLE might’ve just been a little high for the last 25% of the movie

Ryland “head of his field” Grace is literally dumber than a rock

4 star movie gets an extra star bc im a slut for insurmountable odds and human compassion.
My favorite book of all time becomes one of my favorite movies of all time thanks to the faithful adaptation, karaoke, and Grace “having a moment”.

“Based on the Odyssey” hit me like a truck. 

Puts the ‘fun’ in ‘southern American gothic retelling’

The median of a 4.5* first half and a 1.5* second half. 

I loved how it spends time on mundane instances and transitions, focusing on the function of each scene to draw conclusions about the form (fitting for a movie about brutalism). It’s harder for me to digest themes when it’s a movie about a real guy and real things that happened to him, but a scalding review of the American dream and a guy turning the most painful project of his life into a legacy-making monument to the love he and his wife shared are morals I’ll eat up everytime.