"Sorcerer" is about as "heavy" as American cinema gets. You will leave this experience with mixed emotions. I did anyway.
The film's production values are aces. The cinematography, the acting, the soundtrack.. Everything in terms of production quality, amazing.
It's a tough film to score. On one hand i want to rate this a ten, and on the other a five, so i met in the middle.
The five was for one reason and one reason only. The basis of the plot doesn't really make sense. How driving six cases of nitroglycerin is easier on two raggedy old trucks(on rough terrain) instead of on a chopper is totally beyond me. On the other hand, if i can escape that thought, this is movie perfection.
Scheider is awesome, as is the entire cast. The film is well put-together. Paced like films were paced 40 years ago, but it's terrifying, tense, unrelenting, unnerving, and a total blast regardless. I can see how many new age movie fans will hate this. It's got a hint of Stephen Frears "the hit", along with vintage freidkin grit and action. The tangerine dream music is spot-on dead-tap center perfect, and the ending, much like the rest of the film, is a shot to the solar-plexus. The entire film is stressful, frenetic, and full of raw energy. I'd recommend this to film buffs over 35, but not to just anyone. It WILL beat the crap out of you! Glad i own it. Even with it's major flaw, it's one heck of movie.
Ever-so-slightly overrated here, my score 74/100 You'll like this of you liked: The Hit(about even), Apocalypse Now(is better), Dogs of War(not as good), Papillon(about even)or Salvador(little better).
The film's production values are aces. The cinematography, the acting, the soundtrack.. Everything in terms of production quality, amazing.
It's a tough film to score. On one hand i want to rate this a ten, and on the other a five, so i met in the middle.
The five was for one reason and one reason only. The basis of the plot doesn't really make sense. How driving six cases of nitroglycerin is easier on two raggedy old trucks(on rough terrain) instead of on a chopper is totally beyond me. On the other hand, if i can escape that thought, this is movie perfection.
Scheider is awesome, as is the entire cast. The film is well put-together. Paced like films were paced 40 years ago, but it's terrifying, tense, unrelenting, unnerving, and a total blast regardless. I can see how many new age movie fans will hate this. It's got a hint of Stephen Frears "the hit", along with vintage freidkin grit and action. The tangerine dream music is spot-on dead-tap center perfect, and the ending, much like the rest of the film, is a shot to the solar-plexus. The entire film is stressful, frenetic, and full of raw energy. I'd recommend this to film buffs over 35, but not to just anyone. It WILL beat the crap out of you! Glad i own it. Even with it's major flaw, it's one heck of movie.
Ever-so-slightly overrated here, my score 74/100 You'll like this of you liked: The Hit(about even), Apocalypse Now(is better), Dogs of War(not as good), Papillon(about even)or Salvador(little better).