Killers of the Flower Moon | Film Review
I was really excited to see this movie. I think it was a combination of becoming a huge Leonardo DiCaprio fan this year; this being a new Scorsese movie; and wanting to get back into the Oscars for next year (because I assume this will get a few nominations), but I went to see it as soon as I could. In the 1920s, the FBI investigates a series of murders that take place within the Osage Native American tribe of Osage County. I don't think anyone would be surprised to hear that this is a really good movie. Just hearing about the story is really powerful, so seeing it on screen completely amplifies that. Everything that happens is so meaningful, every line has power. One of the major criticisms of the film before it came out was the 3hr 26min runtime. And while I would have probably liked it to be shorter (I was definitely getting uncomfortable by the third hour), there was nothing that I'd cut. Everything that happened moved the story on and felt like it needed to be there. So I ...