On Friday afternoon I took my son to go and see, The Bikeriders. I haven’t been to the movies since the trash movie Cocaine Bear.
Nothing has excited me enough to pull out $20.00 – $25.00 plus dollars a ticket. Then add another $40.00 for snacks.
This is the first movie I’ve seen in 2024. As a Harley-Davidson rider, the trailers got me excited about what might be a great film.
It’s a narrative seen through the eyes of the biker Benny’s wife, Kathy (Jodie Comer) as she tells the story to a photo journalist named Danny (Mike Faust).
I would have preferred no narrative and use that time to get deeper into the lives of the bikers. I didn’t need her interpretation of the events.
It’s very choppy and you never really get to the meat of any of the lead characters. It’s lost.
Johnny, the Vandals creator and President, played by Tom Hardy should have been the main focus but he’s not, Kathy is. I wanted to see more scenes with him.
Benny (Austin Butler) is a young psychopath who we never get to know either. He never exuded bad ass. I found him to be flat and boring.
There are a cast of characters, Zipco (Michael Shannon) and Funny Sonny (Norman Reedus) to name two that I wanted to see more of. Great character acting.
The ending was crap.
The Bikeriders was entertaining and also disappointing. A great topic, during a time in history that was full of interesting stories, controversy and great music.
I walked out of the theatre unscathed and unsatisfied.
It didn’t make me think or feel anything when it was over.
Like a great steak cooked well done. It’s still steak but not how it should be eaten.
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