Do not watch this expecting John Wick . The action is sparse, brutal, and clumsy—which is actually realistic for 1948. Fistfights look exhausting. Gunshots feel loud and final.
But where The Outsider wins is in its texture. This is not the shiny, jazzy Vegas of Casino . This is the muddy, industrial, rain-slicked underbelly of a reconstruction-era America. The cinematography is cold—blues, grays, and the crimson red of blood. Director Timothy Woodward Jr. channels the spirit of 1970s Michael Mann (think Thief rather than Heat ). The Outsider -2018-
But The Outsider isn't that movie. And that is precisely what makes it so haunting. Do not watch this expecting John Wick
Do not watch this expecting John Wick . The action is sparse, brutal, and clumsy—which is actually realistic for 1948. Fistfights look exhausting. Gunshots feel loud and final.
But where The Outsider wins is in its texture. This is not the shiny, jazzy Vegas of Casino . This is the muddy, industrial, rain-slicked underbelly of a reconstruction-era America. The cinematography is cold—blues, grays, and the crimson red of blood. Director Timothy Woodward Jr. channels the spirit of 1970s Michael Mann (think Thief rather than Heat ).
But The Outsider isn't that movie. And that is precisely what makes it so haunting.
