Ghosted (2023)

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

First of all: does that make it a good movie?

Second: Apple TV doesn’t have many original movies, so it’s not hard to be the “most watched movie debut” on that streaming platform.
Had Netflix or HBO put this out it might not have become the “most watched movie debut” - Actually it would not have been.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

First of all: does that make it a good movie?

It makes it a movie people want to watch.

And that's all the streamers care about.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

It makes it a movie people want to watch.

And that's all the streamers care about.

Nope

Read my second portion

[KilloWertz]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

Really enjoyed this myself. Thought the leads were both great, there's a couple of proper laugh out loud moments. some fun cameos, a solid supporting cast, & most of the action stuff was well put together. Plus, the scene where they finally play The Beatles' Taxman?

Some of the CGI was a bit duff, but sadly I've come to expect that in streaming movies these days.

8/10 from me.


Pity it's never likely to get a disc release. I'd happily pick up a copy.

I really enjoyed this as well. I found the cameos to be a fun bonus, and I was really into the movie from start to finish. I'm not going to say that the people that didn't like this are wrong, but the movie really worked for me. It was fun.

[fredman]

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

I really enjoyed this as well. I found the cameos to be a fun bonus, and I was really into the movie from start to finish. I'm not going to say that the people that didn't like this are wrong, but the movie really worked for me. It was fun.

Count me in as well. Yes, it could have been better but both leads make for a stunningly good-looking couple, the story was less awkward after her real job was revealed (assumed a Bullet Train -esque slant), and Ana in slo-mo was fabulous.

[Blu Lemmy]

Originally Posted by KilloWertz

I really enjoyed this as well. I found the cameos to be a fun bonus, and I was really into the movie from start to finish. I'm not going to say that the people that didn't like this are wrong, but the movie really worked for me. It was fun.

Yep.
I'll echo every word of this.
A good time was had

[Yoku]

Pretty dumb movie from the start to end, took me 4 times to watch it fully. Just because many watched it in Apple TV (they really dont have lot), has nothing to do if the movie itself was any good.

[BluGalaxy]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

So you basically just watched the romcom bit of it, before it turned into an action flick?

Ah well, at least you gave it a chance...


Really enjoyed this myself. Thought the leads were both great, there's a couple of proper laugh out loud moments. some fun cameos, a solid supporting cast, & most of the action stuff was well put together. Plus, the scene where they finally play The Beatles' Taxman?

Some of the CGI was a bit duff, but sadly I've come to expect that in streaming movies these days.

8/10 from me.


Pity it's never likely to get a disc release. I'd happily pick up a copy.

I really enjoyed it myself as well! Pretty much agreed with every word but 8/10 is too damn high It's more 6.5 or 7/10

[red_5ive]

Happened to watch this over the weekend. I wasn't aware Scarlett was originally cast. Nothing against Ana as I generally have zero complaints when she turns up in a movie , but it would have been great to have seen Scarlett given the rest of the cast.

Either way, I left my brain at the door and enjoyed it!

[R0CK0X]

I also didn't realize Scarlett Johansson was originally cast in this. I think the dialogue would've worked far better with her in the role. I like Ana de Armas fine, but she didn't work for me in this (with the exception of that dress at the end).

It's pretty much as terrible as I feared it might be, and the rom-com beginning went on WAY longer than I would've liked, especially given the complete lack of chemistry from the leads. I thought

[Show spoiler]the rotating restaurant

was fun, though.

[sbyers49]

Originally Posted by Yoku

Pretty dumb movie from the start to end, took me 4 times to watch it fully. Just because many watched it in Apple TV (they really dont have lot), has nothing to do if the movie itself was any good.

I thought I was the only one. This is around my 5th-6th attempt to finish this movie because it is SO dull and boring. The beginning is okay, but once it's revealed what Sadie does for a living, it just becomes not funny, chemistry is nonexistent, and it really moves at a snail's pace.

If this thing premiered in theaters, it would've either bombed, or it would've not had longevity. And I'm saying this only an hour in.

Also, WHY is this movie SO long??

[Benoit Blanc]

Shouldn't the thread title be changed to

Ghosted - Evans/de Armas/Dexter Fletcher