After the 20th fall, you may want him to stop with all the sudden moves. Soderbergh twists and layers and pulls the rug from underneath your feet. Things seem to drift apart, plot and sense-wise, then coalesce again. But, really, it works best when the characters are just riffing off one another. No Sudden Move functions well enough as a satire about this country’s greed and corruption, with traces of racial, social, and environmental injustices simmering under the surface. That being said, a special extended cameo (as if the film couldn’t get higher on the star wattage scale) may just be the highlight. Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro & tv's enigmatic Kieran Culkin (underused) are hired. Editor’s word: The next incorporates spoilers for No Sudden Transfer. Veteran director Steven Soderbergh's '50s-based crime-drama 'No Sudden Move' has a fine cast & upbeat noir tone, but is swamped by Ed Solomon's convoluted script ('Chinatown'-lite). Each one exists to serve a purpose, drive the narrative along – aside, perhaps, for Cheadle’s heavily-accented, hard-to-read Curt, who imbues the proceedings with an iota of real soul. No Sudden Move (2021) Ambitious & entertaining, but ultimately too confusing. It’s great to see these actors work, but there’s simply too much plot for any character to be deeply fleshed out. Ed Solomon’s script is crammed with zingers, delivered perfectly by the cast, all of whom seem to be having a blast. Frequent collaborator, DJ, and composer David Holmes complements the narrative with his jazzy, funky score. If you don’t keep up, this film will lose you.Īlthough Soderbergh complicates his cinematic dish with too many flavors, No Sudden Move still offers plenty of bites to savor. The transcript itself contains information that’s bigger than all of the characters’ petty ambitions put together. Directed by: Steven Soderbergh Written by: Ed Solomon Starring: Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Amy Seimetz, Kieran Culkin, Ray Liotta, Bill Duke, Matt Damon Running time: 115 min. At the risk of spoiling the fun, I’ll just say a tricky game of “who can out-back-stab who” ensues, involving law enforcement agent Joe ( Jon Hamm ), two other mafia bosses, Frank (Ray Liotta) and Aldrick (Bill Duke), as well as Frank’s wife, and Ronald’s girlfriend, Vanessa ( Julia Fox ).
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