Bright

2017 1h 57m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 6,104

FantasyActionThriller

Synopsis

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In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Will Smith
Daryl Ward
Joel Edgerton
Nick Jakoby
Lucy Fry
Tikka
Noomi Rapace
Leilah
Edgar Ramírez
Kandomere
Ike Barinholtz
Pollard
Veronica Ngô
Tien
Alex Meraz
Serafin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Ayer
Writers: Max Landis, David Ayer
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Ayer, shot by Roman Vasyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Sardy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Will Smith and Joel Edgerton and Lucy Fry carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5519340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Ayer directs. Roman Vasyanov behind the camera. David Sardy scores. Michael Tronick cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by David Ayer, shot by Roman Vasyanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Sardy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Tronick shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Will Smith and Joel Edgerton and Lucy Fry carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt5519340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Roman Vasyanov
Original score: David Sardy
Editing: Michael Tronick
Production design: Andrew Menzies
Costume design: Kelli Jones
Makeup / hair: Alessandro Bertolazzi
VFX supervisor: Crystal Dowd
Sound: Eilam Hoffman
Stunt coordinator: Robert Alonzo
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $90,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bright (2017)

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Movie Queen412017-12-23
★ 4/10
Not as horrible as critics make it out to be. But it's really only worth seeing on streaming.This would not be worth seeing in the theatre. It's a mash up of gritty cop drama and Lord of the Rings-style fantasy. It's an interesting concept, but most of the characters are underdeveloped, especially the villains. Only Joel Edgerton's Orc character is a fully fleshed out, compelling character. He is the best thing in the film.
fung02017-12-31
★ 7/10
Almost a great film, but the ending lets it down just a bit. The concept is brilliant: buddy cop + Lord of the Rings sequel. What you'd expect is a somewhat humorous popcorn action flick. Instead, Bright turns out to be quite dark and deep. It's about racial prejudice, for a start. It's about police corruption. It's about hard choices and trusting people you don't like. And, of course, it's about good versus evil. The Orcs are a stand-in for just about any oppressed minority. It's a clever bit of allegory, if a bit obvious. Less obvious is the portrayal of the Elves, who turn out to be the arrogant, uber-entitled 0.1-percenters. If you always thought the elves in LOTR were a bit snooty, you'll love this switcheroo. Will Smith is as good as ever, playing an older and more world-weary version of his character from films like I Robot. Joel Edgerton is fine as the Orc, and Noomi Rapace seems to have been born to play an evil Elf. Unfortunately, after a lot of gritty action superbly directed by Ayer, the ending arrives as a bit of an action-movie cliche. There was so much more meat here, in the characters, in the politics, in the weird magical backdrop. I was hoping for a more character-driven ending, instead of the usual mindless brute-force head-bashing (as superbly exemplified by every DC comix movie of recent years). Nonetheless, Bright is well worth a watch. It fails in some of its higher aspirations, but reverts to being a very entertaining buddy-cop romp. Which isn't so bad.
Gimly2018-01-12
★ 7/10
Ninety nine times out of a hundred, whenever I have a varying opinion with critics at large, I understand how we have both come to our separate opinions and move on with my day. About once a year though, there is a movie where all I can think about the vast majority disliking a movie is: "This world is fucking crazy". The last time it happened was with Chappie, and today, it happened again with Bright. Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time.