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Lean on Pete – 2017 Haigh
- I am not as big an admirer of Andrew Haigh (45 Years, Weekend) as most critics- find him, at least once time a piece through his films, to be largely artistically unambitious visually
- Buscemi is solid here- another candidate in his body of work for most swearing per minute- I get a kick out of it. Steve Zahn is great in his scene—not enough for me from the wonderful Chloë Sevigny. I miss her- such a great actress
- R-Rated and unsentimental- I think that’s Haigh’s staple now- it debunks the Disney horse movie
- It’s largely without music but I love the sound at the very end and the stare- very similar to Rampling standing there alone in 45 Years
- Slow burn with nods to neorealism, Bresson (Mouchette) and Umberto D
- A very simple story- Charlie Plummer is just so damn sweet- he really works on you over 2 hours without asking for it from the audience at all
- Recommend but barely- not near top 10 of 2017
Drake2026-01-28T07:17:12-05:00
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Did All About Strangers (2023) made the archives?
@Lionel- “All of Us Strangers”? It is in the archives
@Drake-Sorry. Made a spelling mistake in the name. Do you think All of Us Strangers is Andrew Haigh’s best work so far?
@Lionel- all good on the mistake- certainly I make my share- I was just trying to make sure there wasn’t another movie with a similar name. I’d like another look at All of Us Strangers when ranking Haigh’s work- but right now I’d lean towards 45 Years
@Lionel- all good on the mistake- certainly I make my share- I was just trying to make sure there wasn’t another movie with a similar name. I’d like another look at All of Us Strangers when ranking Haigh’s work- but right now I’d lean towards 45 Years
I would recommend Lizzie(2018) if you are interested in seeing more Chloe Sevigny. She has top billing there over Kristen Stewart. Both very good.
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