The Little Hours (2017) One of the funniest and strangest films I have seen. [Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, and Nick Offerman]

So the movie is primarily a comedy, and it has everyone in it: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, and Nick Offerman. The story takes place in a nunnery in the 1300's and the film completely commits to it's setting. So it is great seeing the in period castles and buildings and old bridges. In addition the audio recorded in these authentic buildings sounds amazing, the wonderful echo of stone walls and small rooms. The story centers around about 7 characters, and the story is very well done with constant motion and not really dragging or slowing down.

It is also incredibly funny, it had me rolling with laughter, especially Aubrey Plaza playing an evil villian, she is incredible as a bad guy. The humor is very normal modern improv dumbness. But the movie also had a depth and intelligence beyond the humor that you don't normally see in comedies, or even most movies. I won't list out what I thought was clever just to avoid spoilers, but I think the movie draws heavily from authentic old stories to give it smart twists. In addition there is authentic emotion that is well executed, which is another element most comedies don't have.

But really you have to watch it for the laughs, and to be WTF'ed by the structure. It is incredibly unique.

Submitted September 28, 2020 at 09:23AM by Alpha_Bit_Poop https://ift.tt/3i82CrC