You Were Never Really Here


Director	Lynne Ramsay
Selected Cast	Joaquín Phoenix as Joe
	Ekaterina Samsonov as Nina
	Alessandro Nivola as Senator Williams
	Alex Manette as Senator Votto

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You Were Never Really Here - Studio Canal - Ireland (2018)

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Magic Marmalade 11th Dec 2022		Rated 9/10 Film *very* noir. Too close to the release of Joker to say that this is probably the film that won Joaquin Phoenix the part, but this is every bit the towering performance the equal of that one. A grim, dark, grimy movie set in a grim, dark, and grimy world of the darkest extra-curricular activities of grim, dark, grimy politicians... child sexual exploitation to be exact. Until one senator's own daughter goes missing, Phoenix's despondent, broken, and menacing hit-man type is called in, off the books, to find her. Quote: "I hear you're brutal?" ..."I can be". Very much like a "scandi-noir" but extremely violent, grim, and graphic in places, it's a slow burner, and as much a character study of a guy who is never really all* there*, as it is a modern film-noir private investigator type of movie. Tone wise, both in story, feel, and look, probably sits alongside the likes of Se7ven, but without the reliance on twists and big set pieces... more a mood piece version of something like that... ...A grim mood piece, a dark mood piece, and indeed, a grimy mood piece. Seems to be becoming a forgotten minor masterpiece too, as it doesn't seem to pop up much in film chatter anymore, even though it's only been a couple of years since release, but well worth seeking out. 1 person found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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