The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

[Leonidas King]

I was really enjoying this in the first half but then it got really bizarre in it's second half. Almost a complete tonal shift.

[noirjunkie]

That cover, especially the placement of the dog, looks like it was part of someone's "My First Photoshop" project.

[FletchNZ]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

I was really enjoying this in the first half but then it got really bizarre in it's second half. Almost a complete tonal shift.

Agreed. It just moved into an alternate earth where

[Show spoiler]murder isn't taken seriously, etc. And where none of the students at the end seemed too concerned that their teacher was dead

. The seams were showing in the writing. The exposition was a bit too obvious and clunky.

I'm not opposed to black humour. In Bruges did it really well. But this movie, not so well. I really wanted to like it, but was disappointed. And how can you have Imogen Poots as the female co-star (sort of) and not make use of her talents? She seemed wasted.

[ninfan81]

Originally Posted by Leonidas_King

I was really enjoying this in the first half but then it got really bizarre in it's second half. Almost a complete tonal shift.

I thought the shift was kinda awesome, and the character development was quite deserved.