Review of No Sudden Move (2021) by Ahmedaiman1999 — 04 Jul 2021

Let me say right off the bat that I'm neither a fan of crime caper films nor of Soderbergh. I just came for the cast and they all delivered, with Cheadle, Del Toro and Harbour as the real standouts. As for the story itself, I wasn't ready for it to escalate that quickly and to develop into something extremely convoluted about corporate greed with historical subtext as it does, even with the archival Detroit photos flashing intermittently as Don Cheadle's character, Curt, walks during the opening credits.

So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the movie lost me about halfway through. Still, I genuinely admired the 70s look the film has about it, which can be most notable in the wide-angle, panoramic shots with mild barrel lens distortion (intentionally mimicking a by-product of wide-angle shooting in the early 70s, causing a distortion in the corners of the lens) in addition to the retro credits with the funky font and music.

No Sudden Move is also immersed in film-noir flair, with a surfeit of low-angle and Dutch-angle shots, emphasizing power and vulnerability, and conveying a sense of tension, respectively. By the way, there is a fair amount of tense moments in the movie, some are competently gradually built-up for and others come in in a sudden influx.

Wish I got much more out of this film, though.