It’s filled with carefully directed scenes and shots that are a delight for the eyes, though the most distinctive cinematic aspect comes from the camera itself-in that most of the movie is shot with a fish eye lens. No Sudden Move also proves to be a prime example of the visual prowess of Soderbergh as a cinematographer. She’s almost at home in the company of Curt and Ronald-two men she doesn’t want anything to do with, yet can fall into conversation with them more easily than with her own husband. For example, Seimetz’s limited role as a 50s housewife manages to nearly steal the whole movie because of her character’s intricacies she’s clearly tied of the performance she has to put on as a women in this time period, and yet is a master at playing the part. All leave their mark on the screen, though it seems to me that Liotta and Hamm could’ve done more with their given characters, and I wish there had been more of Seimetz or Fox.ĭirected by Steven Soderbergh and written by his frequent collaborator Ed Solomon, this sprawling story oozes with strong narrative stylistic choices. In addition to the less-than-dynamic duo of the film’s protagonists, there’s also a accountant (David Harbour) who’s been sucked into this whole mess, his wife (Amy Seimetz) who’s forced to take on a stronger role in her family, mob bosses Frank Capelli and Aldrick Watkins (Ray Liotta and Bill Duke), Vanessa (Julia Fox), Capelli’s wife who’s having an affair with Ronald, and a determined detective (Jon Hamm) who’s just trying to make sense of a growing crime scene. a hostage situation with a family-goes awry, forcing them to try and find out who hired them and why, if they hope to emerge with any money, let alone their lives.
The two must work together when a “babysitting” job-a.k.a. Curt, recently released from prison and itching to settle his affairs, rubs up against Ronald, who’s more restrained in what he wants and who he trusts. No Sudden Move is this to a T, a truly enveloping movie filled with interesting and complex characters that play off of each other spectacularly. I mean that in a good way it’s always a delight when a film can set you up and then surprise you, all while delivering the most entertaining version possible of its story. By the film’s end,however, once all is revealed, their score is cast in a different, less renegaded light, forcing these criminals-as well as the audience-to reevaluate their expectations.
The movie’s pace matches these expectations as Curt Goynes (Don Cheadle) and Ronald Russo (Benicio del Toro) race against the clock, unraveling a conspiracy while trying to net an even bigger score.
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Before the main caper in No Sudden Move even begins, we’re given narrative elements that imply a crime film of truly epic proportions: two rival gangs, a desperate gangster looking for a way out, a shady job from a mysterious benefactor, and a codebook full of secrets that threatens to bring the criminal underworld of Detroit crumbling down.
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