Michael's Movie Grade: B-
A well-made but very familiar biker gang movie.
In many ways this film is very reminiscent of Martian Scorsese's gangster movies (especially Goodfellas (1990)), only with the focus being on a biker gang. As such there is little here that you haven't seen before. This doesn't make this a bad movie at all though and there is a lot to enjoy about this film. One of the main reasons for this are the performances by Austin Butler and Jodie Comer. Austin Butler is simply perfect in this role. He has a real magmatism to him here, that draws you in and makes it hard to look away. You fully see why all the other characters are drawn to him and admire him so much. Jodie Comer's performance helps bring a sense of heart and humanity to this tough film. This is also a very handsome looking movie. Every shot in this film is simply gorgeous to look at. This gives the film a real atmosphere that helps us not only understand the appeal of this lifestyle but feel it as well. There is simply a feeling of coolness here that makes the movie hard to fully resist. While the story is cliché and familiar for the most part it works, because it is simply well told.
This movie does have its flaws as well. I will admit that Tom Hardy essentially doing a Marlon Brando impression for the whole film got a little distracting at times. Most of the characters seemed underdeveloped and it felt like we never got to know them beyond the surface level. Also because of the familiarness of the story, this is not an especially memorable film and one you will likely forget about a few years from now.
While this be the new classic it wants to be, there is still a lot to recommend about this movie.
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