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Film review

How to Blow Up a Pipeline 2022

Directed by Daniel Goldhaber104 minCrime · Drama · Thriller

A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.

Watched 30 April 2023
Always fun going into a film knowing absolutely nothing about it, not even having seen a poster, and loving it. Had 0 expectations, when the film started I went in without an open mind and was bored instantly, wishing I was at home playing minecraft instead of being at the cinema, I even considered taking a nap, but the film was so good it managed to draw me in and I ended up really enjoying it.  The editing was probably my favourite part, and the way they structure the flashback scenes. There’s one cut when they are destroying some evidence and are planning it in the flashback and a character asks if it’ll take weeks and it cuts to them blowing up a house, probably my favourite cut of the film and very memorable. There were also bits were I almost gasped, as the film kept cutting from big shocking moments that make you jump straight into a flashback, I really like how all the flashbacks were done and I think every single character was quite interesting and most of them where quite likable.  The acting and individual characters were the films other strengths, it wasn’t the kinda film I would usually like but it managed to keep me engaged and I really love films with a 4:3 aspect ratio.  Don’t care about all the environmental stuff, which is probably quite bad and would basically make me a villain of the film but I think films usually tackle environmental issues in quite a portentous way, but despite one slightly annoying character, this was ok.  Good film, glad I watched, would maybe even watch again some day but probably not.  8.3/10

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