PROMISED LAND (2012) (dir. Gus Van Sant) (Matt Damon, John Krasinski)
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PROMISED LAND (2012) (dir. Gus Van Sant) (Matt Damon, John Krasinski)
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A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
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Re: PROMISED LAND (2012) (dir. Gus Van Sant) (Matt Damon, John Krasinski)
I don't expect big things, but I like how Matt Damon's character is not automatically evil. It's always more interesting when everyone's fighting over their own concept of what's best.
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Apparently, this had to go through a quick rewrite during production when real life events that inspired the script turned out to be fraudulent. (Spoilerized because this article reveals a major plot point not apparent in the trailer.)
Fun Fact! This movie was funded in part by OPEC member the United Arab Emirates. (Spoilerized, again, for the same reveal.)
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Fun Fact! This movie was funded in part by OPEC member the United Arab Emirates. (Spoilerized, again, for the same reveal.)
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Re: PROMISED LAND (2012) (dir. Gus Van Sant) (Matt Damon, John Krasinski)
Gus van Sant is one of my favorite currently working directors, but his films can vary wildly in quality. I loved his run from Gerry to Milk, but last year's Restless was pretty terrible, in my opinion. I'll definitely see this, but it's really hard to predict whether one of his films will be good or not.
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I'm surprised this has gotten mixed reviews, the trailer makes it seem like an awards contender. 48% on RT and 53 on Metacritic.
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This looks really smarmy and incredibly hokey. I like Gus and Damon, but this seems like a paint by numbers feel good Hallmark channel movie of the week.
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Apparently, this had to go through a quick rewrite during production when real life events that inspired the script turned out to be fraudulent. (Spoilerized because this article reveals a major plot point not apparent in the trailer.)
Fun Fact! This movie was funded in part by OPEC member the United Arab Emirates. (Spoilerized, again, for the same reveal.)
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Fun Fact! This movie was funded in part by OPEC member the United Arab Emirates. (Spoilerized, again, for the same reveal.)
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This looks like a big frakking (pun intended) mess. At present it's only 48% positive on Rotten Tomatoes and audience reaction is an anemic 39% liked.
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Re: PROMISED LAND (2012) (dir. Gus Van Sant) (Matt Damon, John Krasinski)
I saw this tonight (for free).
The spoilers above are accurate, which makes this movie very frustrating. There are things I genuinely liked about it, but overall, it's quite a mess.
I only recommend catching this when it shows up on Netflix.
edit: Also, I live in an oil-rich part of Canada, so I'm biased or something.
The spoilers above are accurate, which makes this movie very frustrating. There are things I genuinely liked about it, but overall, it's quite a mess.
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I only recommend catching this when it shows up on Netflix.
edit: Also, I live in an oil-rich part of Canada, so I'm biased or something.
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Seeing this tomorrow, but I've been reading the spoilers and have a question:
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The more I think about this film this morning, the more I dislike it for the way it will manipulate viewers. I noticed the Abu Dhabi credit at the beginning immediately, but most people will think nothing of it.
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Oh, ok, so at least now it makes sense. So something like this:
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^ Nope! I may explain the plot further, but not right now. But it's almost the exact opposite of what you're guessing.
Alright, here it is. I may have left out certain points, but you'll get the idea... this is pretty much the entire plot.
Alright, here it is. I may have left out certain points, but you'll get the idea... this is pretty much the entire plot.
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. This film looks like it deserves Razzies it won't get.
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