Vengeance
Ben Manalowitz, a journalist and podcaster, travels from New York City to West Texas to investigate the death of a girl he was hooking up with.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thrillers
- Stars: B. J. Novak, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, Dove Cameron, Isabella Amara, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton
- Director: B. J. Novak
Comments
- jesper_vang - 16 February 2024
A story with a lot to say
Just finished the movie and it's remarkable, I had to get my take.. It is a well-written story that's both moving and insightful. While set in West Texas, the location and characters serves as mere backdrop for the impactful punchline. Some may find the portrayal of Texans or rural Americans offensive, but it's crucial to see the larger picture some times. The movie was captivating with powerful storytelling and thought-provoking themes, 'Vengeance' delived on multiple levels. It centers around the disconnect between individuals and current subjects, as everyone has an opinion or a chosen side. Perhaps we align ourselves based on our social groups or struggle to cope with hard facts or maybe we find it challenging to remain unbiased due to the overwhelming influence of social media and our suroundings. Deferent generations might have spilt oppinions about the main story in the movie, but that is only good. At least the movie mannaged to be thought-provoking without directly taking a side or telling the viewer what to think - well done.. - MOscarbradley - 5 August 2023
Destined for cult movie status.
This terrific little movie is going to disappear without trace because it's virtually unclassifiable. It's a comedy, it's a thriller and it's a satire about Trump's America, the so-called intelligentsia and social media in general and it's all the work of one man, the extremely gifted B. J. Novak who wrote it, directed it and plays the lead. He's a writer for the New Yorker who suddenly finds himself both exploiting and helping the family of a former girlfriend, (more of a casual hook-up, actually), who has been found dead in rural Texas. Did she OD or was she murdered?
Summoned to her funeral by her red-neck brother, (an excellent Boyd Holbrook), who intends for the two of them to avenge her death, he turns a very awkward situation into a podcast entitled 'Dead White Girl'. It's a funny and smart movie though perhaps Novak is aiming at too many targets; sometimes he misses but for a movie aimed at a general mass audience it shows real flair. Best of all it goes places you don't expect it to. It may not burn up the box-office now but I can see cult status beckoning.
