I know you’re all aware that Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” was met with ecstatic reactions at Cannes. Its Metascore is 91 and there is the feel that it’s an essential addition to Scorsese’s impressive filmography.
Alfonso Cuarón is a major fan. He raved about it to Variety. Here he is in his own words:
It’s an amazing masterpiece […] This is a filmmaker in amazing pure form. He’s fearless about his filmmaking decisions and he’s allowing himself to do it with no safety net.
There truly is no safety net for Scorsese in this film. He goes for broke, which is quite astounding when you think about it. He’s 80. Not many other filmmakers would be given the creative freedom to make a movie like this one.
If Scorsese went for slower and more contemplative cinema in “Silence” and “The Irishman,” he’s made a very energetic crime film with ‘Killers.’ A semi-flawed one, yes, but, on a moment by moment basis, it’s the best filmmaking I’ve seen this year at Cannes.