I guess it depends what you're after when you go see a film
if you're just interested in social commentary, than Eddington seems more hot button than the broader stroke themes of OBAA. But audiences found it a slog, and it dropped out of the box office in it's second week, so it wasn't just the critics. I found the first act of OBAA a bit of a slog too, but it redeemed itself by being a really well directed action thriller in the end. It had better performances, a clearer vision, tauter actions scenes, and funnier scenes when it needed to be. Eddington might have been a better film with a better filmmaker/script as the subject matter was interesting. imho
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 17 Mar 2026, 13:32,
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I'm aware it's ultimately just personal taste,
but I found Eddington funny and not a slog, but found OBAA a bit of a slog and not funny, so even in your post the criticism feels the wrong way round!
I mean, almost everyone seems to disagree with my opinion (except John Waters, as it was his film of the year) but it's weird when you really enjoyed something everyone seems to hate.
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monkeon schmonkeon, Tue 17 Mar 2026, 13:46,
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fair enough
there's films I liked that nobody else seemed to and ones they rave about that left me cold. I can only say that somewhat objectively the actions sequences in the second half of OBAA were well put together from a purely filmmaking perspective, though if you weren't connecting to the characters or plot that's not going to help.
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 17 Mar 2026, 22:44,
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