Nicole S

HOOO-Boy! Where to start… we were looking forward to this film because of the cast and the location. But the dry, dark comedy poking fun at the more absurd elements of the Left and Right went full Fox News-News Max-Alex Jones wacko. Apparently Ari Aster thinks there were gun fights between BLM protestors and the police (nope), and “ANTIFA” is an actual organized organization (um, no) who flies around on private jets with assault weapons looking for small town sheriffs to assassinate (LMFAO no). It’s as politically tone-deaf as it gets, and I’m sure the director/writers are smugly congratulating themselves on being oh-so clever and offending “both sides”. But all they accomplished was throwing random political headlines into a blender and regurgitating them, badly. You cannot do “political commentary” on issues one does not understand or respect. This film has the depth of a sub-par stand up comedian who drinks too much mushroom coffee and thinks offending people somehow makes them seem smart.

I started reading the graphic novels more than 20 years ago. I'm glad they took as long as they needed to do the material justice. The cast is perfect: Tom Sturridge IS the best choice for Dream. Death, Lucienne, Rose Walker & Lucifer are favorites. Gorgeous art direction. The only quip I have is the Johanna Constantine episode lacks the teeth of the original comic- and it has nothing to do with gender- they went more towards sentimentality than the visceral horror of the source material. But overall, it's the best show on television.