Review of Hard Eight (1997) by Spangle — 07 Feb 2014
Really well done. Amazing to think that this was Paul Thomas Anderson's first effort, because he handles everything like a grisled vet in this. The film was slow, but built up nicely and the characters were all marvelously crafted.
Main complaint were that while it was really well done, it never really made that "jump". I think this one could have been even better, but it seemed content being what it was and was relatively safe all around.
In addition, I just never really bought into John C. Reilly's performance. All of the other performances were great, but his stood out to me as something that just did not quite fit with the rest of the film.
This review of Hard Eight (1997) was written by Spangle on 07 Feb 2014.
Hard Eight has generally received positive reviews.
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