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Old 08-21-21 | 07:11 PM
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Man, I had no idea what this was about. Total surprise what actually movie about. I don’t know what I saw in trailers, but it wasn’t this. Loving it. Was this loosely based on actual case or perhaps actual case?
Old 08-21-21 | 07:19 PM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

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Man, I had no idea what this was about. Total surprise what actually movie about. I don’t know what I saw in trailers, but it wasn’t this. Loving it. Was this loosely based on actual case or perhaps actual case?
Yeah, there’s a whole thread where we were discussing it. It’s around here somewhere…
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Old 08-21-21 | 07:19 PM
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Was this loosely based on actual case or perhaps actual case?
There’s only 25 posts in this thread and half are discussing this.
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Old 08-21-21 | 09:00 PM
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You avoided the thread for concern of spoilers, saw the movie, posted in the thread without reading it, asking a question about the main point of conversation in the thread, and when people point that out, you go all Steve Martin on the "Excuse me" bit?! The part that's missing is where you read the thread after seeing the movie but before posting in it, to see if the question has been addressed. People answered your question, why ask it if you don't want an answer? The answer very well could have been "Google it" or you could Google it yourself. It is bizarre to me that you seem to be taking offense when you appear to have missed a crucial step or two yourself.
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Old 08-22-21 | 12:04 AM
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I don't think this is a spoiler since it doesn't involve anything to do with the plot of the film itself... It's just something mentioned in the movie that was nagging at me so here it goes.

So Damon's character in the movie says he didn't vote for Trump because he was a felon and couldn't vote...
But then later in the movie when asked about guns, he admits he owns a shotgun and a glock.
Wouldn't he not be able to have any guns as a felon if he couldn't vote? Seems weird to me to disallow him to vote but still allow him to own guns.
I would assume it is state dependent. In AZ, you lose your right to vote and right to possession of firearms with felony conviction. However, you can petition the court to restore your rights to both. Can't speak for other states, so there could be different laws.

But it could also be an error in the movie. Sort of like how shows and movies interchange jail and prison. They are most definitely not the same thing.

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You avoided the thread for concern of spoilers, saw the movie, posted in the thread without reading it, asking a question about the main point of conversation in the thread, and when people point that out, you go all Steve Martin on the "Excuse me" bit?! The part that's missing is where you read the thread after seeing the movie but before posting in it, to see if the question has been addressed. People answered your question, why ask it if you don't want an answer? The answer very well could have been "Google it" or you could Google it yourself. It is bizarre to me that you seem to be taking offense when you appear to have missed a crucial step or two yourself.
You must be new here......
Old 08-28-21 | 01:29 PM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

This is now playing at a Super Saver theater in my area. $2.25 per show. I now plan to see this and Green Knight over there this weekend.

Even though it's on VOD, I have no interest in paying $20 to watch this. $2.25 is a steal even though this super saver theater is kind of old. I could have seen this weeks ago using A-List, but just never got around to it. Have some things come up. But now I do want to catch it.

Back on topic, doesn't seem like many in this forum watched this movie. Seems like most of the posts are about the Amanda Knox story and how this movie has some similarities to it.

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Old 08-28-21 | 01:51 PM
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I enjoyed this. Not a Damon fan in a long time but he was good. Surprised most of this takes place in France. I had low expectations so the film was a nice surprise.
Old 08-28-21 | 10:11 PM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

Just got back from seeing this at the super saver. This ended up being nothing at all what I was expecting.

I thought it was going to be a political thriller/murder mystery. It had little bits of that. But overall it was pretty much:

Spoiler:


An opposites attract doomed love story between Damon's character Bill and the single mother that he ends up falling in love with. However, he fucks up the relationship when he ends up using them to cover up his crime of kidnapping. Then the mother protects him, but it costs them their relationship.




Damon was great in this and I loved the Camille Cottin and Lilou Siauvaud, who played Maya. She and Damon had really emotional scenes together.

I felt like no one really ended up happy at the end, which seemed fitting for the characters.

Not what I was expecting, but I actually enjoyed this a lot. Beautiful scenics in Marseille, France.

I'd give this 3 3/4 stars and a B.

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Old 08-28-21 | 10:19 PM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

There was a scene where Breslin spoke very conversational French talking with Cottin.

I was curious if she actually knew any French beforehand and it turns out No. She actually had to study French for the movie. It's explained here.

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/257...camille-cottin
Old 08-29-21 | 11:00 AM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

Originally Posted by DJariya
There was a scene where Breslin spoke very conversational French talking with Cottin.

I was curious if she actually knew any French beforehand and it turns out No. She actually had to study French for the movie. It's explained here.

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/257...camille-cottin
I was wondering about that. Her French was flawless. Well done!
Old 11-22-21 | 04:06 PM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

Just saw this last night. Really good movie. Loved the little twist at the end in regards to the daughter - after everything he went thru to try and help free her.
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

I thought the movie was very good. I agree that it wasn’t really a thriller but more of a character study. I admit I don’t really know much about the Amanda Knox case other than the basic premise (even though she’s from my area), so that didn’t really affect me.
Old 07-31-22 | 01:56 AM
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Re: Stillwater (2021, D: Tom McCarthy) S: Matt Damon

I watched this tonight on Showtime and enjoyed it, but I thought there was a pretty big plot hole.
Spoiler:
Allison wants them to go after Akim, the real killer, but in doing so she has to know he'll tell the authorities that she hired him to do it. Even if Akim was found through legal means, you know he's gonna name her. I don't know the French laws about hiring a hitman but in the US you can still get a murder conviction for it

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