The long walk stays with you long after the last steps – 4 out of 4 stars Cinemax
The long walk Is nothing less than a masterpiece – a shattering, beautiful and unforgettable cinematic performance that is one of the best King adaptations that have ever been brought onto the screen. In his center there are two transcendent performances by David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman, both of which are intended for the Oscar examination. Her representations of young men who came into a nightmare torture are painfully human – full of susceptibility, bravery and fleeting tenderness of the youth. Watching how your bond is reinforced is as exciting as it is heartbreaking.
Even the smallest roles of the film are perfectly occupied, with Judy Greer bringing unexpected warmth and gravitas into their short appearances. And then there is Mark Hamill, frightening and unforgettable as “the main subject”. Hamill tinkers a figure that is both charismatic and monstrous, a ghost of authoritarian cruelty, the threat of which remains long after the end of his scenes. It is a performance that cuts the bone and the gloomy reflection of an overly plausible future by the film perfectly embodied, which annoys our own current political climate in the USA
What really rises The long walkHowever, it is as the bitter sweetness of the friendship, which is closed in the youth – is captivating – the secret looks, whispered jokes and violent loyalty that feel forever when they are young, but in view of a brutal world. King has always understood that destruction of innocence is the most terrible horror of everyone, and this film brings this topic to life with devastating clarity. Every act of violence has weight and consequence; Because we ran next to these boys, every wound ends with far more gravity than the empty spectacle of modern horror or thriller.
Urgent, poetic and unshakable human, The long walk Is a film that will linger – long after the credits faded. It is a story about survival, yes, but more than that is about what we lose on the way to become survivors. This is an essential cinema.
