Hot Take: 99 Homes
Hot Take: 99 Homes is one of the most depressing films you’ll see that doesn’t involve a terminal illness. There’s an element of horror in the movie and Michael Shannon as Rick Carver is one of those characters who make you cringe because you find yourself half agreeing with what he says. Unfortunately, the third act keeps the movie from being great.
In Pulp Fiction, Marsellus Wallace says, “Pride only hurts, it never helps!” While 99 Homes centers around the housing collapse of 2010, at the heart of the movie is pride and how it can mess with you. From the main character, Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) to his mother (Laura Dern) to the others being foreclosed on to Carver, pride (and maybe a little bit of vanity) are the enemy in this dark, biting drama about how ugly the collapse could be.Read More →