• There is much to chew on here that still can’t be fully accomplished in two viewings
  • What I noticed on the second viewing is how straight-forward the voice-over prologue is by Adams—it’s laying out the ending for you which I love
  • Gorgeous set piece (picture above) of mist coming off the mountain and into the valley—it’s a long, very well done helicopter shot
  • I’m not sure about the sequence where we go to Renner’s voice-over for a long montage- seems like poor form to have the dueling voice-overs (we go back to adams for the ending)
  • Adams’ performance, Villeneuve’s direction and the narrative brilliance makes for a top 10- or border of- film— all 3 are wonderful
  • The reveal in the final act is well-earned
  • The epilogue mirrors the prologue- like “hannah” name is palindrome- good form
  • Recommend/ Highly Recommend border- top 10 of the year quality but towards the back end