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Pickings (2018)
I appreciate the effort, but
It's an OK film at best.
Could be good, if it weren't a huge Tarantino ripoff, especially of Kill Bill. I mean even in small details like the coma of the main character. That's beyond reference for me, it's just lazy writing.
Also the whole vibe is "tarantinesque", like same camera angles, old western-like soundtrack, titles for characters on screen and overall style.
New filmmakers should be original, or at least try to. Otherwise what's the point? To do something that someone already did?
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Although I usually like some, there are waaay to much musical bits, to the point it gets annoying. Like watching a sequence of music videos, while you just want the story to flow.
Beside all that, there are one or two cool things in it. Not enough to really recommend it.
Many great films were made with shoelace budgets, that is not an excuse. And this is not one of them.