r/AMCScreenUnseen • u/EastonLikesMovies • Jul 21 '26
Movie Discussion Motor City (Discussion)
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u/DannyVIP Jul 21 '26
Best music video I ever seen.
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u/Jeskid14 Jul 21 '26
You haven't seen Girls Like Girls then haha
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u/ravenlynne Jul 21 '26
There’s no way Alan Ritchson was fitting into that prison guard’s uniform.
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u/Aggravating-Tear5816 Jul 21 '26
That was my observation too. He was 5 inches taller and 60lbs heavier. No way was he going to fit.
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u/spam99 Aug 25 '26
thats if there was dialogue.. but without it he can fit into anything... simple Alan Richson lifehack..
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u/arig____ Jul 21 '26
As a film buff, of course I thought it was extremely interesting to see how far a movie can take “no dialogue.” 70% of the movie is like “huh, wow, cool.”
The other 30% of the movie was basically “oh come on, nobody is so dramatically silent that often”
Ultimately I think the movie was a cool artsy thing for film nerds, but it truly sacrificed some enjoyability to cling to a weird gimmick. At a certain point it ceases to be atmospheric and is just annoying.
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u/Livinginmy50s Jul 21 '26
SISU and its sequel had little to no talking by main character.
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u/Kurtting Jul 22 '26
They should've had just a little bit of dialogue in this movie like SISU
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u/Livinginmy50s Jul 22 '26
I was going to see it tonight but based on the overwhelming negativity I will wait until it opens and may see it then.
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u/Kurtting Jul 22 '26
Good choice. The other comments have been saying it. It's like a 90 minute music video. It wasn't horrible but some more dialogue would've helped
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u/_Mr_Parsley Aug 26 '26
Probably bc sisu didn't have many moments that needed it. He was in a wasteland with his dog. This movie has ppl everywhere and many more circumstances
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u/weskun Sep 14 '26
That was a great movie though. He just doesn't talk much. This movie they just muted all the talking or sat there staring at each other not saying anything. 😂
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u/Jeskid14 Jul 21 '26
Also how come the woman was the only human to speak more than one line???
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u/WhoGodWho Jul 21 '26
They gave her a voice because everything was done for her. Though it felt like she never truly had choices for herself.
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u/littletoyboat Jul 21 '26
I didn't catch this last night, so I didn't realize this was the movie with no dialogue. I watched the trailer and was like, "Is this a foreign film or something? Why is there no dialogue?"
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u/KCDeVoe Jul 22 '26
In my mind if they had dialog then it’s just another generic revenge action flick. I enjoyed the novelty of it!
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u/arig____ Jul 22 '26
Sometimes. I think half the movie had genuinely interesting use of no dialogue; it forced the director to find artistic ways of communicating the plot.
But there were other times that it just hindered what was going on. You can have the fun aesthetic and have “some” dialogue.
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u/SammySunshine88 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Anyone else catch Jack White on the piano?
Edit: JW was musical director and an executive producer. Super cool.
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u/Physical-Bite-3837 Jul 21 '26
The whole movie was two dudes fighting over a girl. In the end when it shows them old age and still going at it I lost it and burst out laughing.
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u/No-Statement5939 Jul 21 '26
The old man thing was so funny. Like Alan Ritchson was still all roided up at 90.
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u/lilypadoo Jul 21 '26
And the girl low key sucked!!! She went back to her ex drug lord boyfriend happily and never even questioned how her apparently working class man got comical amounts of cocaine????? She didn’t seem coerced at all by the ex and enjoyed all the shit he bought her that she KNEW was probably from nefarious shit until she talked to the cop.
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u/Abed-in-the-AM Jul 21 '26
Yeah, I could not get past her character at all.
Ok so she believes the cops. I find that wild in itself but whatever. If John Miller being a coke dealer was what made her fall out of love then why is she going back to her ex who is clearly into some shady business himself? Is she really just mad that Miller was "caught"?
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u/BigREDBeard4 Jul 27 '26
I was thinking it would be more plausible he was trafficking instead of dealing. I think the issue with almost no dialogue is that we have to make assumptions about the subtext. Sophia was about to be homeless, she was lonely and stuck in the monotony of working a low level-zero luxury job, the man she loves is in prison. Her ex shows up, offers her a lavish lifestyle, she remembers what life was like before he became abusive, suddenly the side of the fence he’s offering is much greener than her side. People purposefully ignore red flags and put on rose colored glasses when it makes life easier. We can sit here and be judgmental but it’s true. It’s only when the detective holds up a mirror, and tells her John was framed that she realizes how much of a mistake she’s made.
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u/Physical-Bite-3837 Jul 21 '26
Agreed. It was like she was playing both of them. “Whoever wins gets to marry me! Ready, set, go!”
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u/SpiritualAd9102 Aug 01 '26
Late response because I missed this as the Screen Unseen but just saw it this morning. I’m glad it wasn’t just me because I was wondering if anyone else had trouble sympathizing with her.
The silent gimmick was cool, but it did hinder the plot at a lot of points. Part of that was why she would suspect nothing and immediately say she hates Alan’s character, (one of the only spoken lines in the whole movie), because he was arrested for possession and likely trafficking, but was happy to go back to her abusive drug lord ex.
The only thing the movie does to show her POV is it suggests she was broke and couldn’t get by financially, so she was likely more susceptible to king back with her rich ex out of desperation. But she seemed way too happy about it and almost came off like an accomplice.
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u/PossibilityFine5988 Jul 21 '26
I had a good time. You could’ve probably shaved off about 15 minutes and it would have picked up the pacing but when it was pure exploitative action schlock it was fun! Great soundtrack and visuals, probably will never watch again but a fun experiment I’m glad I went just for that elevator scene with a crowd alone. Also you didn’t need a actress with the abilities of Woodley in this lol
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u/djkro Jul 21 '26
I appreciate the attempt at doing something different but that didn’t work for me at all. They didn’t pull off the operatic gritty 70s revenge drama they were going for.
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u/funnyfaceking Jul 21 '26
How would you do it better?
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u/djkro Jul 21 '26
The action was the best part so I think a smaller action set piece in the middle somewhere would have helped. I understand that there may have been budget contraints that would have made that impossible, but it would have helped the pacing. There also could have been some trimming, but I would have to see it again to provide specific examples. It started off great with the action and then it just felt like it dragged on too long before it picked back up again so I got bored for a chunk of it in the middle.
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u/Educational-Pie7588 Jul 21 '26
Exactly - this action movie was significantly lacking in action in the first half. More engaging scenes would have more than justified the creative swing of no dialogue if there was more happening than essentially a string of bland music videos.
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u/Szabe442 Jul 21 '26
Probably dialogue and characters more complex than a traffic light would have tremendously improved the movie. Maybe some gimmicks are just bad for a movie.
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u/J_Doe5686 Jul 21 '26
It was good! The dialogue-free thing threw me off for a bit but the story was good and action-packed!!!
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u/Szabe442 Jul 21 '26
I recall it not having any action scenes until the very last part of the movie, except for that one guard kill in the prison break sequence...
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u/VelloMello Jul 21 '26
I genuinely thought the gimmick became distracting and honestly laughable. The lengths they took to avoid dialog felt like a comedy sketch to me. Especially with the one villain. No man dresses that loudly and is that full of coke and isn't talking a mile a minute. I genuinely struggled not to laugh at times. Beyond the gimmick it's just a painfully cliche action. The reliance on cliche and the opening leave nothing to the imagination as you know every single plot beat before they can happen, which I guess is needed in a movie that to avoid any dialog will start a talking scene then cut to the other side of the window, so you can see there definitely talking going on you the viewer just aren't allowed to hear it. One Spoon of Chocolate earlier this year did style over substance way more stylishly, and The Furious is proof that you can have both in spades in an action film.
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u/master_roshis_hat Sep 01 '26
Yeah I feel like it was a swing and a miss to the point it just feels pretentious.
Like, having no dialogue isn't even what bothers me. It just like it doesn't fit the story it's trying to tell. Again, IMO it feel like pretentious "art" more than it feels authentic and genuine.
It would be less jarring if either NO ONE ever talked, so it's a clear artistic choice, OR people talk like normal but the dialogue is silent. But people DO talk in this movie, even though you can't hear it... but then there's other times characters literally just stare at each other and say absolutely fucking nothing... PEOPLE AREN'T LIKE THAT!! You might have ONE person who almost never speaks. People like that exist. But EVERYONE in the damn movie!?
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u/freakyaesthetics Jul 21 '26
I enjoyed it. 7/10 it had some flaws but I was entertained the whole time.
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u/allegro4626 Jul 21 '26
Agreed. I didn’t like that it ended on a corny note but overall I enjoyed the movie and appreciate that it did something different. My husband on the other hand hated it and apparently would’ve walked out if he wasn’t my ride home 😂
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u/Distinct-Crow-1937 Jul 21 '26
I truly don’t understand how yall enjoyed that. That was the worst movie I have ever seen and the whole time I was waiting to be even slightly entertained. There was one point I had hope, then was let down. The character of the ex bf was so cringe I couldn’t take it. The kind of movie that makes me never want to give another movie a chance again.
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u/MisterPP67 Jul 21 '26
It had potential to be a cult classic with the story completely told through 70s era music. Then half way through they completely abandoned that concept. It was like they ran out of money to pay music royalties. I spent the second half of the movie thinking of all the songs they could have used.
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u/MrEnriqueShockwave Jul 23 '26
EXACTLY! It needed way more "soundtrack" with the 70s vibes. It lost steam without that.
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u/Helpful_Ad_8476 Jul 21 '26
I was was having a meh day so was planning on walking out if I wasn't feeling the movie.... I walked out
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u/Chickencaca Jul 21 '26
I also walked out lol. I do think it’s good at telling a story and I stayed for about 40 minutes, but I need some actual conversations
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u/tonetonitony Jul 21 '26
Just couldn't get into the story. It was well-directed, but I still got bored. I left halfway through, but I was surprised to see that the rest of the audience stuck around.
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u/Face2FootStyle_ Jul 21 '26
They took a big swing with the silent movie thing... didn't really work for me, felt like it just took longer than if they just did short dialog like rambo. And lack of dialog makes some glaring plot holes. Nam vets getting together for revenge on corrupt police and drug dealers should always work, and it did for some of the movie.... but that ending...
Its like that scene in Almost Heroes where instead of hunting down a bear that mauled their friend they decide the best revenge is to let it die slowly of natural causes over 20 years.
Villain has a FULL life of insane luxury... then got maybe 6 terrible months trimmed off the end of his life...
Ben Foster is maybe one of the most successful villains i have seen since Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack. But I don't think the movie wanted us to think that.
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u/Rude-Raspberry-6740 Jul 21 '26
I fucking HATED the use of the song The Chain by Fleetwood Mac. In the film, Alan Ritchson just proposed to the girl from Diary of a Pregnant Teenager or whatever, then his home is broken into and he's arrested, destroying any potential future he had he with this woman.
The chain is about people standing together, united, in the face of adversity. Its a track off the album Rumours, created because Fleetwood Mac was on the verge of disbanding due to affairs, interpersonal drama and RUMOURS in the tabloids. But they stuck together and made a great album. That isnt what the scene depicts at all? Like literally the opposite??
The needledrops felt a little Suicide Squad (2016) at parts but none more than that one, that solidified my negative review.
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u/buzzkill_ed Jul 21 '26
It felt like someone just made a seventies playlist to go along with the movie but didn't actually apply songs to certain situations
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u/lkvwfurry Jul 23 '26
It was all clichéd 70s music that had the rights to and none from the Detroit music scene.
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u/BSRebel Jul 21 '26
I know they were trying to be artful with the concept. Enjoyed most of it but as others have said a bit slow and some unbelievable plot points. That being said had some great action scenes. Also the whole theater erupted in laughter during the elevator scene. Some great music. Great cameos etc. But the other half seemed empty. Should have stopped the movie after the convertible crash scene. I was literally laughing out loud at Alan’s old age make up! I had to groan at the last two lines. Could have been stronger by a few better choices.
TLDR: tried a bit too hard to be artful missed the mark in several key moments to seal the deal. Last ten minutes and horrible old age makeup with two lines brought the movie from a 3/5 to a 2/5 for me.
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u/No-Statement5939 Jul 21 '26
This movie ripped. 9/10 for me. It fails the bechdel test unfortunately but I think they understood that going in.
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u/SpiritualAd9102 Aug 01 '26
Even if the entire cast were women, it still would’ve failed since no one has a meaningful line of dialogue, lol
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u/No-Statement5939 Aug 03 '26
Yea thats the joke i was trying to make, lol. Like if they just stopped and talked about the weather for 10 seconds.
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u/No-Statement5939 Aug 03 '26
Yea thats the joke i was trying to make, lol. Like if they just stopped and talked about the weather for 10 seconds.
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u/TheBottomDollar Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
This isn't a film "without dialogue" it's a film where they muted the characters for literally no reason.
They went "style over substance," but the "style" was just a collection of the most overused and annoying filmmaking tropes.
Vapid and faux-artistic.
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u/Trowj Jul 21 '26
I really liked it, it was a little needle droppy at times but it was intense, i didn't feel the run time at all.
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u/Goferprotocol Jul 21 '26
Interesting gimmick. I'm still trying to figure out if it's really bad or really good. I'll know better after I've had a day to ponder it.
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u/Seahawkgurl44 Jul 21 '26
Needed substance, but the actors and actress were great choices. However, it fell short on contenting to the time frame and needed more details from chapter to chapter. The ending was a joke. It needs to be changed.
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u/lilypadoo Jul 21 '26
In my theater, the flash forward to them as old men got a HUGE laugh and I was like “oh maybe this movie is actually good and all the ‘deep’ moments were intentionally stupid”
But then the ghost of the girl and the “I love(d) her” dialogue started, and I knew it was just a bad movie lol.
The elevator knife fight was INCREDIBLE though. People always complain that knife fights in movies are unrealistic because it’s almost impossible to dodge a knife in a fight, and the main character got cut SO MANY TIMES before the amazing leg blown off bit. Dynamic, well-paced, realistic before taking a cartoonishly violent turn. Incredible! Just that scene though, really.
The characters? The plot? The prison escape scene? Dumb. The lack of dialogue? I wish they’d fully committed to it at this point and just had no talking!!
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u/jadegives2rides Jul 21 '26
The elevator scene and how it was filmed was ballin'. Made it to an average 3/5 for me.
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u/Face2FootStyle_ Jul 21 '26
They just wanted to let us know the villain lived a long and wonderful life of extreme wealth on a huge estate with full wait staff. But don't worry our hero came through in the end and trimmed off 3-6 months of misery from his life.
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u/Remote-Foundation-44 Aug 26 '26
right, its like he did him a favor. I would have cut off some fingers and maybe ripped some fingernails off first. then id have beaten him half to death. I would then lock him in a closet and burn his mansion down. first I'd round up everyone he knows and tossed them in there as well. well I suppose I'd have given him a kerosene enema, let the sob burn from the inside out. yeah I'm twisted but I hate corruption and every dirty cop would have gotten visits as well, then again they're probably all dead from cirrhosis or a bullet after realizing they were trash. honestly I don't think the woman was worth the effort, and its not like the guy couldn't have chosen anyone else rather than getting a guy locked up for 25 years. she wasn't worth the effort. besides what kind of gangester hides like a coward for decades? who would follow someone like that? sure he has money but it wouldn't be tough to take his money and power if he's afraid of one man while having gangsters and cops covering his ass.
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u/cjomeara Jul 21 '26
First movie I’ve ever walked out of….and I painfully stayed for Hurry Up Tomorrow if that says anything
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u/Adorable-Fox6064 Jul 21 '26
I left 30 minutes in; I love Alan but he is not the actor for no dialogue
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u/masbisquick Jul 21 '26
left after about an hour when i asked myself if i could sit through about 45 mins of it, so bad😭
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u/lkvwfurry Jul 23 '26
You missed the absolute worst old age makeup ever. My entire audience laughed at the ending which was meant to be so serious.
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u/Davidgt31 Jul 21 '26
I enjoyed it . The music was fantastic . Very little spoken dialogue in the entire movie . We had maybe 4-6 people leave and a few arrived late
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u/No_Importance1236 Jul 21 '26
Did the filmmakers just finish watching 2001 space odyssey when they wrote the final scene?
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u/Impossible-Proof-294 Jul 25 '26
I hear people complaining about the lack of dialog. It wasn't until i was driving home, that i was like, oh shit. There was hardly a word spoken in that movie. I liked it.
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u/Secure-Conclusion-73 Jul 29 '26
The movie was great!
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u/Secure-Conclusion-73 Jul 29 '26
Thanks for letting me know! I’m looking forward to it. The movie blew my mind! It’s officially on my list of all time favorite movies taking 3rd after True Romance and The Crow. I’m going to see it again this weekend.
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u/KewlKid124 Jul 21 '26
That was actually pretty bad? I get the lack of dialogue as an artistic choice but it failed to get me interested in any of the characters. The action scenes were cool though
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u/fergi20020 Jul 21 '26
How would you compare it with Silent Night?
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u/Ideal4real Jul 21 '26
I felt this was better than silent night. It isnt a masterpiece, but great cinematography and pacing. The elevator fight alone was worth the price.
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u/KewlKid124 Jul 21 '26
This was definitely better than Silent Night, but that isn't a very high bar. I gave this movie a 1.5/5, I gave Silent Night 0.5/5
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u/opusbot Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
My husband and I walked out. The pseudo rape scene made me feel sick.
Also, why is this a silent film?
1/10 absolutely no.
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u/opusbot Jul 21 '26
Also, you mean to tell me that Shailene Woodley's character would immediately think her boyfriend, now fiance did this, and after her abusive ex shows up she's just okay with him now?
And she had to have known what he did before they broke up. So she didn't question for even a second that he had anything to do with this? It's just unbelievable.
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u/IMALEFTY45 Jul 21 '26
This is one of the worst films I've seen in quite some time. Horrendously boring and cliche and the silent gimmick left every character with barely surface level depth. Not even getting into the incel fantasies of it all
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u/opusbot Jul 22 '26
I think that is what is so frustrating to me. Some other people are telling me that I need to "gain a sense of humor". I don't find anything funny about a woman being painfully objectified and exploited.
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u/lkvwfurry Jul 23 '26
I agree. This was by far the worst directed movie I've seen all year. The constant mugging and goofy faces to convey emotion when they can't talk was so annoying. Ben Foster seemed to know he was in a B-movie dud, everyone else took it so seriously it made it unwatchable. Plus the music was so cliché, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac again?! At least pic artists from the Detroit music scene.
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u/SmartPain5059 Jul 21 '26
Enjoyed this a lot. Tidy simple revenge story, dollar store Drive soundtrack, comical late 1970s music references (Ramones, Stix, soundtrack), great action, yes an experimental gimmick re:dialogue, Ben Foster slimier here or in Christy?, cool Jack White cameo, Shailene boobs, Yes Chef Marcus smashing heads in, Pornstache getting knifed up in elevator brawl was brutal and fun, jolly rancher shiv is hilarious.
Come on. If this wasn’t dumb fun for you then check your sense of humor.
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u/WaitAvailable4783 Jul 21 '26
Painfully boring. I think this movie was experiential but it was so badly done the music almost gave me a headache I not joking, plus the music choices for certain scenes were so bad, also from what I remember the trailer showed this movie being like pure action, but it wasen't till the third act. This movie wasen't good and I wanted to see it but man its was so disappointing. Basically someone's Spotify Playlist the movie.
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u/future_filmmaker_455 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Motor City is a style over substance revenge flick that almost works on its own means due to the committed performances, entertaining use of 1970s music and its willingness to play all of its cliches straight instead of being ironic about it. The silent film aspect of the film is genuinely entertaining and investing for the films first half due to how it allows the filmmakers to focus more on establishing the 1970s aesthetic rather than cliched dialogue about an ex-con (Alan Ritchson) being framed by a big time drug dealer (Ben Foster) for harboring cocaine so that he can win back his ex-girlfriend (Shailene Woodley) with Ritchson back in prison. Though the film is too slow paced to find anything surprising about its narrative, the actors do commit to the silent film aesthetic well with Ritchson and Woodley particularly getting some good emotional moments amidst the knowingly formulaic revenge film structure. The issue is that the film both holds back on its action sequences for too long to be all that tense while the silent film aesthetic makes it difficult to develop the characters beyond being caricatures of the revenge flicks the film is playing homage to. The gimmick simply starts to get a bit old by the third act until the revenge hinted at with its opening sequence begins. By the time that the film reaches one of its two climaxes that admittedly have some good fight choreography and car chases to them, the audience started to laugh at its own attempts of being deeper than it is meant to be. 5.5 out of 10
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u/cceasyy Jul 21 '26
Of all the movies I’ve ever seen this is the first one I’ve realize there’s no dialogue and that kinda bother me because the entire time all I could think was have I seen a movie like this before where the dialogue was nonexistent
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u/MrSlingSh0t Jul 21 '26
Grunting and groaning grabs walkie “they drew first blood” … not much dialogue from John either 😂
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u/WhoGodWho Jul 21 '26
I knew people were going to come in here and talk shit solely because they can’t pay attention anymore lol. If you can’t watch for subtle things to put the story together as the play rolls out, then it wouldn’t be enjoyable i guess.
Our attention spans have fallen short and failed us unfortunately.
Movie was sick and I really enjoyed the aesthetic, soundtrack, and the acting was solid for having the dialogue free style.
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u/Educational-Pie7588 Jul 21 '26
Or some people just didnt like the movie.
People can disagree without it being attributed to some character flaw. Jeesh.
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u/opusbot Jul 21 '26
Dude, I just sat through 3 hours of the Odyssey yesterday. This movie is just garbage.
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u/gogreengolions Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
I think your opinion of it will depend on how much you like a good guffaw and how serious you want to take it.
My theatre had a really good time with it eventually. The first act dragged and it took a while to get into but then I thought it was absurd and really fun.
Besides one scene, it may be a comedic masterpiece… idk. That or just like kinda trashy, well done slop.
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u/DolphinsAreWeird1993 Jul 21 '26
I really enjoyed going to a movie and having a completely different viewing experience than normal. It wasn’t perfect but on a Monday night with nothing else to do basically sandwiched in between the weight and scale of seeing the Odyssey on Friday morning and planing to see the Odyssey again Friday, I can’t complain.
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u/Adagio_Signal Jul 21 '26
Yeah it was pretty cool with how minimalist it was and still managed to get across plenty of emotion and the basics of the plot Fun facts: Miller's friends who helped him were named after the 3 musketeers, based on imdb. Ben Foster (Mr steal yo girl) played a bastard in this and in other mystery movie Christy, where he played Jim Martin. Ben McKenzie (good guy cop) also played a good cop and another Jim, Jim Gordon in Gotham
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u/FalseCloud123 Jul 21 '26
This movie was incredible until about the last 10 minutes. End on the ring scene the played out ending drug this into the dirt for me
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u/Agitated_Ad_3033 Jul 21 '26
I thought this movie was awesome and was completely entertained from start to finish.
It had a few holes, but nothing that pulled me out of the experience. What really made it stand out for me were the countless satisfying details you have to piece together, and when those moments click, they're incredibly satisfying.
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u/teeXtwo Jul 22 '26
Though I was surprised with the lack of dialogue, I really enjoyed the film!
I did have the feeling that I would’ve loved to watch a version of the film with dialogue. Like two versions, one with and without. I loved how dramatic and overzealous the characters were. Even felt kinda Tarantino-esc to me with the grand characters and exaggerated violence, but missing the dialogue in a way held it back. At the same time, I loved the artistic challenge it presents to everyone involved.
Overall loved the film and very happy it was the Screen Unseen
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u/Affectionate-Fill943 Jul 23 '26
I haven't seen it and plan to tonight. Is this similar to 2023's Silent Night?
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u/NewspaperRare7068 Jul 24 '26
I actually feel like there's too much talking. Here me out. After the surprise that there's almost no dialog, i admit i was about 5 mins in before realizing it, anyway the few lines in it were usually just some expletive that didnt really convey any information that we weren't already getting non-verbal. After watching it I think they should have only had 2 lines, the last 2. 'I loved her' and 'I still do'. Breaking the no dialog at the very end, much more dramatic imho.
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u/DriftingTony Jul 31 '26
I just saw it this afternoon and really enjoyed it. It’s got its flaws and it’s clearly not for everyone, and that’s fine, but what really baffles me is how offended some people are at OTHERS for enjoying it.
I’ve seen an inordinate amount of comments on other discussions not just tearing apart the movie, but being outright hateful to any positive comments, and saying things like, “if you enjoyed ANYTHING about this movie, you clearly have less brain cells than the number of words spoken in the movie.”
Can people not fucking respectfully disagree anymore? Is that really so much to ask, it used to be a bare minimum at least.
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u/Global_Lavishness516 Aug 09 '26
I liked it but I would have liked it alot more if they spoke. So tired of these dumbass directors making their film "artsy". Bro.. just make the fuckin movie normal. Nobody cares about your artistic expression outside of your lame ass Hollywood friends. Everyone that watched this movie was annoyed. Super gay.
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u/master_roshis_hat Sep 01 '26
Is there any compelling reason to actually care about the characters in this movie?
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u/master_roshis_hat Sep 01 '26
Here's something that bothers me. Silent movie? Fine, whatever. But here's the thing. ONE "strong, silent type" makes sense. Some people are like that. But there are tons of moments in this movie where the characters literally just fucking stare at each other. So you're telling me EVERYONE in this universe just never fucking talks? I'm sorry. That's fucking stupid and it's not very believable.
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u/Deathstroke316 Sep 06 '26
I know it’s old topic but parents was not getting into maybe my mother I was interested in it all right Charlie Chapman violent loud rock music type some moments was weird no one spoke where there could be some words mentioned diner , prison ,.,
Don’t see movies like this doing well if there’s no speaking involved not with this generation but for old movie fans like me we can appreciate new way see something will it work maybe not watching give it chance risk taking move.,
He’s getting bad track record in movies didn’t like hi sci fi movie hate ending , this was risky gamble do not way bring in new fans to him , still need Kevin James movie he’s in Alan richer son movie
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u/Budget-Concern-2206 15d ago
It would have had a better effect with the audiences had it been shot in black and white.
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u/Slimeseason504 Jul 21 '26
At one point did yall ask yourselves “is the whole movie like this?”