Aaron's Thoughts
Just never quite clicked with this one as much as I was hoping to. Between the silly accents, the framing device that prevents any kind of rhythm, or the focus on imagery over plot, there were far too many things to take you out of the film.
There are moments & images that will resonate in my head, especially the first half an hour & Austin Butler’s show stopping movie star moments. But it doesn’t really tie together to form a narrative film.
It’s quite literally a photo book of moments, which is ironic given that the movie is based on a photo book of some biker riders. Nicholas does a remarkable job putting those moments and characters into images on screen, but it just never feels anything more than that or ties together well enough to justify the feature film format. I’m glad it exists because there is quite obviously a respect & admiration for the world & messaging that is attempting to be portrayed I just wish there was more meat on the bone & a story that was as rich as some of the characters are.
