DanielMost of my friends who saw Glass Onion hated it. I find it so interesting how intense the negative reactions to RJ's movies can be. I had a great time with it.
Strider | ScottI suspect some of the people who hate on RJ are Star Wars fans. Fans that have fallen in love with franchises can often be overly protective. I've seen interviews with RJ, and he doesn't come across well, but that doesn't mean he's a poor director. I enjoyed Knives out but Glass Onion much less so. The ending was poor, in my opinion but there is a chance I've missed something.
@Strider In my friend group at least, none of these people are Star Wars fans and actually really enjoyed Knives Out and Looper.
Also, I really enjoy RJ in interviews, he seems to be pretty open with what was going through his head and how he was approaching the story and characters.
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Watched it this weekend and loved it.
Watched it this weekend and loved it.
Matt L@RealFlotus I found it clever and fun.
And it's not even slightly subtle political point to be BANG ON THE MONEY.
FilmWonkI liked Glass Onion a lot (not quite as much as Knives Out), but I think I grok the good-faith ire that a lot of people have for RJ's scripts. They have a kind of audacity both linguistically and structurally which challenges suspension of disbelief, in my experience. You just kinda have to decide you're on board with his brand of fantastical caper early on...or not.
"The Brothers Bloom" (a film I liked but didn't love) probably strained my patience the most in this regard.
(I grappled with this exact internal debate a few years ago writing a ten-year retrospective on The Brothers Bloom, if that's of any interest)
