Vengeance (2022) Movie Review

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1. The Office?, I know BJ Novak as his iconic performance in The Amazing Spider-man 2

2. I fully agreed, I didn't like his actions at the end of the movie and I felt like it undermined a lot of the important messages throughout the movie. I am from Texas but I didn't appreciate that part.

3. I think the ending was perfect and kept the theme going on the self examination on America.

4. I just saw it and would give it a 8.5 out of 10. I was really surprised how invested I was in the story. Then 2 things throw it off from being a nearly perfect movie. Both in the 3rd act. I think Novak just went a little too far in his flipping the script and made a little too big of a leap from the direction and tone of the movie at the end. Like I think one or the other would have been fine but not both events.

5. It was pretty true to Texas. Great flick. Worth a trip to the theater.

6. Saw it last night & enjoyed it throughout, not the least of which was observing the many talents of BJ Novak after knowing him only from The Office series, that I watched in it's entirety over the winter. Loved Ashton Kutcher character. Shocked by then ending, but thought it was perfect 🙂

7. SPOILER—- I saw the ending as Ben realizing he is kind of the same as Kutcher’s character (who turns out to be a terrible guy), so he got rid of the problem and went to change his view on life. I loved it.

8. I really enjoyed this movie

9. 🌵

10. I think the ending meant to be a deadpan. For example, in the beginning Ben is all about these deep thoughts, and living in different times, and people making up theories to deal with loss. He saw Ashton Kutcher character as a reflection of himself where he thought he was wiser than people in Texas but instead saw that he was probably a jerk that look down on them. So he killed him and in turn changed his way of thinking too.

11. warning– minor spoilers
    I really enjoyed this movie and thought BJ Novak's writing and direction were very smart. I'm a Texan, and I definitely think this movie hits a little closer to the heart because of the satirical humor targeted at Texas, which was pretty on the nose!
    The ending to me was Ben adopting "the texas way" and handling business without the cops (cause they "don't call 911 in texas" of course). Q described writers as people who watch and retell, but Ben grew and became the story instead of just the reporter. He even betrays his identity as a journalist by deleting those audio files. I also love that they played that Lana Del Rey song at the end because Ben makes a joke in act 1 about the Lana Del Rey type of American who romanticizes the American experience and then he becomes part of that narrative with his very dramatic, uncharacteristic actions at the end. I think there's a lot of social and political commentary to unpack as well..

12. I loved this movie, but I’m from West Texas, so I’m biased 🤷🏻‍♀️ Horns down, guns up, wreck em Tech ❤️

13. Watched this in a near full theater in Houston and I think it’s safe to say we laughed a lot at the Texas humor

14. this movie is surprisingly profound – has a lot to say about the state of current events

15. I’m glad so many people like this movie. I thought it was a vague and humorless attempt to dive into cross sections of the political, socio economic divides in this country. Seems like people think they are watching some kind of deep dive into these issues. It seems the ideas the film serves are self serving to the very pretentious ideas of the main character. You have not looked into a crystal ball that shows life in the Deep South! Get over yourself.

16. My biggest complaint about this movie was Ashton Kutcher. Just not a fan of his acting and it felt like he was mis-cast. It was just super obvious in every scene he was in that I was just watching Ashton Kutcher read lines while wearing a cowboy hat. Not great

17. I just watched this film and agree that the ending comes out of nowhere. I was surprised by it. Overall, I enjoyed the film and agree that the performances and humor were subtle, but the writing was very engaging. I was entertained.

18. I absolutely loved everything about the movie. I never saw any dull moments. The entire film was brilliant and perhaps because I am a Southerner I thought the ending was perfect.

19. BJ Novak was behind the camera on The Office too

20. Where is the Paper Girls review?? usually you’re ahead of shows

21. Have you seen Time To Hunt?

22. This is the movie I got a ticket for on Sunday and I am more excited for this than I am DC Superpets

23. What’s gonna be your 100th 2022 movie Austin? Hope it’s THE LEGEND! Btw when will you upload your July movies tier list

24. Sounds very intriguing. Well put.

25. I think I could watch this movie 3 or 4 more times and still get more out of it. Ashton Kutcher’s character is sooo deep.

26. Best comedy of this year is Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

27. This movie is a bit predictable. I knew the Murder within 15 minutes of the movie

28. I hated this movie!! This movie has everything I hate about left and right politics. This movie has hatred against Mexicans in this movie. I AM HALF MEXICAN!!

29. I 100% agree about the ending. And it's a shame because I thought the ideas being presented were really interesting and they could have left the audience walking away with a much better and more thought-provoking conclusion, but really kind of squandered it.

30. Is this movie a coming up story of a transvestite?

31. For me, the best comedy of the year so far is The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. I had so many laugh out loud moments while watching it…especially when Nicolas Cage was making jokes at his own expense! Brilliant!!

32. I went to the Tribeca festival premiere of this. Got to see Novak and Rae and Cameron and Kutcher. Really enjoyed the film, and i liked the big energy it evoked in that audience.

33. BJ Novak writing, directing, & starring, while also playing a writer in the film?!? Thats fantastic haha. Definitely gonna check this one out this weekend, esp with Ashton starring

34. Ending was stupid made the whole movie a waste of time.

35. I was hoping you would review this movie!

36. Massive talent is the best comedy of the year in my opinion

37. No backwards hat lol. Your a sophisticated man in my book.

38. Thanks for the review Austin bro 🙌

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