The Sunset Limited (2011 TV Movie)
10/10
This is not just a movie... this is art.
8 August 2011
That's it. I love it. I love movies that never depend on spending. I love movies that realize an idea with just words and expressions. Script and acting. That's what this movie is all about. Imagine someone you know told you "Hey, there is a movie where a couple of guys sit in a room for an hour and a half and talk about the world"... would you be interested? I certainly wasn't. Then I saw the cast. Jackson and Jones. I was hooked. So I saw it. At first I wasn't very enthusiastic with where this conversation was going. I'd already seen enough of an atheist and a Christian argue about that certain topic (seriously, who hasn't)... but after the first ten minutes I was surprised by the dept and color these two brought into this "black and white" conversation. This movie is a pure reminder of what a true movie should look like and what should its "primacy" be. The idea, the characters, the dialogue. The movie was made for this purpose only - bringing out THE ONLY THINGS that matter in a movie and art in general. A talented, soulful exhibition of a problem or an emotion we can all relate to. And the feelings both actors described - those were feelings I could surely relate to. All you need for this movie is attention. And once these two incredible actors gain it the audience sees two things: For those old enough or interested enough to have been on this kind of performance - they will see something they've been missing for a long time. For those that are new to cinema and/or may be too young to be introduced to this particular form of art - they will see something they would wish to see more of.

And if someone doesn't like this movie - I'm pretty sure he or she probably wasn't paying any attention.
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