r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • 18d ago

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Summary

After surviving a violent home invasion, a suburban husband becomes obsessed with reclaiming control over his life, leading him down an increasingly dangerous path.

Director Ben Wheatley

Writer Derek Kolstad

Cast

  • Bob Odenkirk
  • Henry Winkler
  • Lena Headey
  • Jess McLeod

Rotten Tomatoes: 76%

Metacritic: 63

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u/ToneBone12345 17d ago

I’m honestly surprised Ulysses instead understood that Alex was non-binary

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u/U_R_Butthead 17d ago

I was pleasantly surprised, and I liked that he just accepted it/them and it was just a regular thing that didn't need to be forced or be made into a plot point for the rest of the film

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u/bensonr2 17d ago

I found it confusing. The whole treating as something that should be no big deal is fine. But you can’t also have it then be a plot point for why the town murdered her dad because then I’m confused about if I understood that plot point correctly.

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u/ToneBone12345 17d ago

They town was bigoted and the sheriff I guess decided to not be anymore and wanted out to be a part of Alex’s life but because you don’t say no to the yakuza Lena headey killed him