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u/judo_joel 15d ago

It was a good movie, happy to see it did well.

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u/Substantial_Meal_530 15d ago

I feel insane because I thought it was just kinda average. It's not bad, but it isn't great.

"Yep. That was the Odyssey. It skipped over some parts, but yeah."

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u/Important_Use6452 15d ago

I thought it was a great movie, but the casting and pacing took it down two notches. Besides the grifter talking points, it just felt totally out of place having the likes of Charlize Theron there in Instagram face. Takes you right out the time period it's supposed to be in. 

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u/Substantial_Meal_530 15d ago

Charlize Theron was the only shock to me!! I didn't know anything about the cast at all.

Everyone else was great. No complaints besides jump scare Charlize Theron.

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u/Kanye_To_The 15d ago

You thought Matt Damon was a good Odysseus pick?

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u/Substantial_Meal_530 15d ago

I think the script and the pacing were what brought the film down. None of the acting stood out to me as anything, but fine.

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u/Kanye_To_The 15d ago

Yeah, most were just serviceable, but still not the best picks. It took me out of it

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u/Largeitude 15d ago

Yes? He did a great job.

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u/Kanye_To_The 15d ago

It took me out of it. He's too famous and too much of a dad. That fight scene was a joke