It was a lot more disturbing the first time I saw it. That was maybe 20 years ago.
Is that because it’s dated, because it takes a lot more to make a disturbing movie nowadays since things have gone more and more to sh1t in the world, or because I was just a kid then?
Probably a little of 2 and 3. It’s not really dated…
It’s just really sad that 2 is applicable.
It’s certainly bleak and since it’s based off an autobiography I won’t question the “reality” of it. But it won’t convert anyone from either side to the other, and it has absolutely no light moments.
As Dillon’s character might have said of it, it’s a real bummer.
Grade: B-