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Post by librarylady on Dec 28, 2018 14:15:01 GMT
We finally saw the movie last night. (Thank you Red Box) It was as good as I had hoped it would be.
The odd thing to me--IMDB calls it a comedy. I found no humor in the movie. I'd call it a drama.
Anyone recall comedic parts in the movie?
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Post by blue tulip on Dec 28, 2018 14:17:01 GMT
not specifically, but I do remember there were parts that Dh and I laughed at. kinda a dry, wry humor. definitely wouldn't classify it as a comedy tho!
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Post by travelsoul on Dec 28, 2018 14:59:04 GMT
My boss described it to me as a dark comedy. Once I finished the movie I texted her immediately to ask which parts were supposed to be funny. My husband did laugh at some of the lines that were more shocking to me. I did really like the movie. The acting was excellent and it was thought provoking which is exactly what I like in movies.
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Post by annabella on Dec 28, 2018 15:01:15 GMT
I enjoyed the movie but wish it had a different ending.
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Post by kelly8875 on Dec 28, 2018 16:19:14 GMT
Oh, we laughed a lot during it. We both really liked this movie.
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Dec 28, 2018 17:32:40 GMT
LOVE that movie. Definitely would not call it a comedy though. Not even a dark comedy.
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Post by lucyg on Dec 28, 2018 18:05:18 GMT
I saw it when it first came out and had thought it was going to be dark comedy, based on the ads. NOPE. I would now call it a quirky drama with a little dark humor thrown in.
And I thought it was amazing. SO GOOD. Frances McDormand is always just the best. I loved the ending. That saved the whole movie for me. I probably never would have seen it if I’d realized how dark the film was really going to be, but I ended up loving it.
It reminded me of Fargo, in terms of darkness/quirkiness/sprinkled with dark humor.
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Post by Katiepotatie on Dec 28, 2018 18:21:54 GMT
Our theater audience laughed quite a bit throughout. Unfortunately I can’t recall the exact parts. But definitely a dark dramedy.
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Post by disneypal on Dec 28, 2018 19:16:56 GMT
It does have some dark comedy in it but it think it should be labeled a drama.
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Post by femalebusiness on Dec 28, 2018 22:27:18 GMT
I saw it when it first came out and had thought it was going to be dark comedy, based on the ads. NOPE. I would now call it a quirky drama with a little dark humor thrown in. And I thought it was amazing. SO GOOD. Frances McDormand is always just the best. I loved the ending. That saved the whole movie for me. I probably never would have seen it if I’d realized how dark the film was really going to be, but I ended up loving it. It reminded me of Fargo, in terms of darkness/quirkiness/sprinkled with dark humor. Exactly! |
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 28, 2018 23:20:34 GMT
We finally saw the movie last night. (Thank you Red Box) It was as good as I had hoped it would be.
The odd thing to me--IMDB calls it a comedy. I found no humor in the movie. I'd call it a drama.
Anyone recall comedic parts in the movie?
IMDB has it listed under three genres: comedy, crime, and drama. I agree that it is first a drama, but it is also very much a dark comedy IMHO. I really love this movie and have watched it a few times thanks to Prime. It is such an awful story at the base that without the dark humor I would have been curled up in a ball, crying after watching it. Instead I've watched it a few times, recommended it to others and will watch it more. For me, it is fallen into the list of movies that can suck us in if DH is channel surfing (Shawshank Redemption, the Green Mile, any Bourne movie, etc.). |
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Post by trollie on Dec 29, 2018 0:17:27 GMT
Frances McDormand's character is what made it funny. The situation was sad a disturbing. I thought the movie was really well done.
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Post by hannahruth on Dec 29, 2018 14:26:49 GMT
not specifically, but I do remember there were parts that Dh and I laughed at. kinda a dry, wry humor. definitely wouldn't classify it as a comedy tho! This ^^^^ did enjoy this movie though. |
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Post by maryannscraps on Dec 29, 2018 14:44:09 GMT
That was a really good movie. Frances McDormand is a genius.
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Post by elaine on Dec 29, 2018 15:36:29 GMT
It is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time. I wouldn’t call it a comedy, but there were definitely moments of dark humor.
Rockwell and McDormand were brilliant and I was pleasantly surprised by how good Woody Harrelson was.
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