The Florida Project | October 6, 2017 (limited) | A24 | Willem Dafoe | From the Director of Tangerine

[MrPink]

3 minutes ago, 4815162342 said:

 

He seems more of Dafriend in this

 

 

I don't get too offended at puns but still

[filmlover]

Getting strong Beasts of the Southern Wild vibes from this.

[Zakiyyah6]

God this movie looks achingly beautiful.

[ddddeeee]

I've been so excited about Pfeiffer's comeback that I've not realised how much Dafoe we're being treated to.

 

Murder on the Orient Express + Justice League + Aquaman and this, his Oscah vehicle? Yessssssss.

 

Alfred Molina next please.

[Ethan Hunt]

Pretty colors

[AniNate]

I imagine the movie isn't so much the "joys and wonder of childhood" that the trailer is pushing it as.

[Blankments]

This looks so great. Loved Tangerine and I love Willem Dafoe. Really excited.

[filmnerdjamie]

Spoiler

 

It's both a beautifully and horrifically authentic slice of life.

 

The use of the children echoes peak Spielberg. They feel so real... in part because they are real. Ditto most of the cast, save for a fantastic Willem Dafoe (who I had pegged to take the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar the moment I saw the trailer... and yeah... I think he has this locked down after seeing the film) and Caleb Landry Jones (in what's basically an extended cameo but thank God he didn't pull that "Acting from another solar system" weirdo bullshit he did on the otherwise excellent Get Out).

 

Having lived in Florida for about a year, this is real. I saw this driving by work on a daily basis. It's stomach-churning to see children growing up in such a fucked up environment and there were several times I was mortified by the parenting on display. I have no doubt Haley loved her little girl Moonee but she's so Goddamn unfit and borderline psychotic at times (like pulling out her used maxi pad in protest?!), I felt a bit of relief when the authorities showed up at the end.

 

But that ending drew "...the Hell?!" reactions. It's still sitting on me though.

 

 

[That One Girl]

On 8/14/2017 at 5:30 PM, Zakiyyah6 said:

God this movie looks achingly beautiful.

 

It was.

[SLAM!]

I hope this goes as well as it can when it goes wide, but I think it might struggle.

[filmlover]

On ‎10‎/‎21‎/‎2017 at 4:07 PM, filmnerdjamie said:

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It's both a beautifully and horrifically authentic slice of life.

 

The use of the children echoes peak Spielberg. They feel so real... in part because they are real. Ditto most of the cast, save for a fantastic Willem Dafoe (who I had pegged to take the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar the moment I saw the trailer... and yeah... I think he has this locked down after seeing the film) and Caleb Landry Jones (in what's basically an extended cameo but thank God he didn't pull that "Acting from another solar system" weirdo bullshit he did on the otherwise excellent Get Out).

 

Having lived in Florida for about a year, this is real. I saw this driving by work on a daily basis. It's stomach-churning to see children growing up in such a fucked up environment and there were several times I was mortified by the parenting on display. I have no doubt Haley loved her little girl Moonee but she's so Goddamn unfit and borderline psychotic at times (like pulling out her used maxi pad in protest?!), I felt a bit of relief when the authorities showed up at the end.

 

But that ending drew "...the Hell?!" reactions. It's still sitting on me though.

 

 

Without getting into spoilers, I thought the ending was perfect.

[RobinHood26]

My #1 movie of the year so far I think. 

[The Panda]

Can't wait for this to go wide, hopefully in the next few weeks?

[filmlover]

1 minute ago, The Pumpkin Spice Panda said:

Can't wait for this to go wide, hopefully in the next few weeks?

I imagine A24 will get it at least semi-wide either next weekend or the week after before the onslaught of specialty titles (Lady Bird, Three Billboards, Call Me by Your Name, etc.) start rolling in.

[Ethan Hunt]

I'm super jazzed for this after hearing things from people on here 

[The Panda]

30 minutes ago, filmlover said:

I imagine A24 will get it at least semi-wide either next weekend or the week after before the onslaught of specialty titles (Lady Bird, Three Billboards, Call Me by Your Name, etc.) start rolling in.

That just reminds me it's getting to the best part of the movie season, imo.  Excited for all of the Oscah stuff.

[AniNate]

I'm surprised this has fizzled out before even hitting 300 theaters. Guess the GA isn't much into "white trash" movies.

[CoolioD1]

mostly excellent. gotta say i'm team "nope" when it comes to the ending though.

[Ezen Baklattan]

This was a better glass castle movie than THE GLASS CASTLE.

[filmlover]

15 hours ago, tribefan695 said:

I'm surprised this has fizzled out before even hitting 300 theaters. Guess the GA isn't much into "white trash" movies.

FWIW Room was looking to peter out with about $5M from less than 200 theaters after three months before Oscar noms were announced and gave it a lot of attention that allowed it to nearly triple its gross. So I wouldn't write this completely off just yet.