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HOPE, I was not prepared for you. this is one of the most batshit crazy movies i’ve seen all year. action that genuinely feels like it was blessed by Michael Bay and George Miller with a balance of horror and unexpected comedy that kept throwing left swings out of every scene. the first forty minutes had me on the edge of my seat up until the reveal of the monster and then the pacing and tone shifted to something i didn’t expect, which took me a second to get back into the movie. the last act took my away breathe with the level of immersion and visceral depths the action went into. had my jaw on the floor with my hands over eyes. now, i heard a lot about the bad CGI going into this movie and i can say…ya it’s quite horrendous. listen, as someone who is a hardcore indian movie watcher, i completely understand the budget constraints a film has when it’s ambition can sometimes far exceed it’s resources. actually, 95% of the CGI was spectacular in this, but the reason it feels so off putting is purely because of the crucial creature effects. when we first get introduced to the creature, it was jarring but what i can say is you start to ignore it after the initial few minutes because the action is that immersive, which for me means way more than some unfortunate subpar effects. the movie had a visceral last act in terms of it’s action, but the story really doesn’t go where it needs to. there’s a lot of questions that weren’t answered (for a bigger reason i guess) and there were a lot of writing choices in the third act that gave me mixed feelings. that being said, Na Hong-jin’s ‘HOPE’ is a breathtaking action thriller spectacle that is by far at it’s best when it’s throwing you into the chaos of this world. crazy fucking time!!!