Love the bizarre, swing-for-the-fences movie. I remember coming out of this one with some serious Nature v Nurture parenting thoughts. Could go for a rewatch.
It's definitely worth a rewatch. It made many of the small details much clearer to me, even if some of the novelty of the mystery wasn't as striking as the first time.
I liked Cuckoo but def-ly felt something was missing. There's a monologue Konig has at one point, which, coupled with the time-loop effects caused by the sounds of the Cuculedai, make me believe the film was going to have a more overt time manipulation or time travel element at one point. Additionally, I really feel the movie shouldn't have gone for the overlong shootout between Dan Stevens and the German guy, which breaks the reality/coherence of the movie for me.
I was glad that the time-loop thing was kept simple and didn't spiral into something too complex or overly ridiculous. Essentially, it's just part of the Cuckoo Woman's arsenal, a sort of attack that confuses the prey until the creature gets closer and closer. But to be fair, that was much clearer to me on the second watch than the first. Time travel would've killed the vibe of this movie for me.
You know, it's interesting because I also felt that the finale/shootout was a bit too long on my first watch, but not on the second. It's actually not as long as I remembered. I think the point of that scene is really to establish the trust between Gretchen and her stepsister, and how the little girl is one of the species, yet still different. The action is only there to make the whole thing a lot more intense.
Wasn't expecting to like this movie, but it was so fun!
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Love the bizarre, swing-for-the-fences movie. I remember coming out of this one with some serious Nature v Nurture parenting thoughts. Could go for a rewatch.
It's definitely worth a rewatch. It made many of the small details much clearer to me, even if some of the novelty of the mystery wasn't as striking as the first time.
I liked Cuckoo but def-ly felt something was missing. There's a monologue Konig has at one point, which, coupled with the time-loop effects caused by the sounds of the Cuculedai, make me believe the film was going to have a more overt time manipulation or time travel element at one point. Additionally, I really feel the movie shouldn't have gone for the overlong shootout between Dan Stevens and the German guy, which breaks the reality/coherence of the movie for me.
I was glad that the time-loop thing was kept simple and didn't spiral into something too complex or overly ridiculous. Essentially, it's just part of the Cuckoo Woman's arsenal, a sort of attack that confuses the prey until the creature gets closer and closer. But to be fair, that was much clearer to me on the second watch than the first. Time travel would've killed the vibe of this movie for me.
You know, it's interesting because I also felt that the finale/shootout was a bit too long on my first watch, but not on the second. It's actually not as long as I remembered. I think the point of that scene is really to establish the trust between Gretchen and her stepsister, and how the little girl is one of the species, yet still different. The action is only there to make the whole thing a lot more intense.