Director : Martin Scorcece
Star cast : Leonardo DiCaprio,Lily Gladstone,Brendan Fraser,Robert De Niro,Jesse Plemons
Overview :Based on a true story and told through the romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), Killers of the Flower Moon is an epic western crime saga where true love intersects with unspeakable
Storyline : The story begins with a prologue of how the Osage Nation first discovered oil on land in 1894, bringing them immense wealth ever since. By the 1920s, white people dominated the land of Fairfax, Oklahoma, where white men took their opportunities to marry into the wealthy Osage families. The wives and some of the Osage Native Americans would end up dead under mysterious circumstances. The local police barely care about investigating the murders other than working on them merely as formalities.
The story focuses mostly on Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio), who arrives in town working for his uncle, William ‘King’ Hale (Robert De Niro) as a cab driver. Hale is a local rancher and above all, a powerful businessman and benefactor who’s been a great friend to Osage Native Americans. He respects them and their culture and even speaks their language fluently.8
But deep down, he has been plotting an elaborate scheme to have them systematically killed, which in turn, allows him to inherit their fortunes. When he offers his nephew a job, he wants him to get close to Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone), who happens to be a member of a rich Osage family. Mollie becomes Ernest’s regular customer as he often drives her around and through Hale’s persuasion, marrying her would benefit Ernest financially by inheriting her fortune. But lEven Ernest is also just target of Hale who manipulates him ,hale has no intention of giving him anything deep inside , there are lots of twist and turns that forms the crux of the movie.
Technical Review : Clocking in at a hefty 206 minutes, Scorsese makes sure we feel the sheer weight and immense grandeur of Killers of the Flower Moon’s story from the word go, yet, despite its bulky running time, the film’s true success lies in never letting us feel it. Wonderfully paced, beautifully shot, and masterfully plotted, the film demands your attention before coaxing us through a plot that drifts from murder mystery to historical epic to courtroom drama to gangster flick in a wonderfully balanced blend of genres that keep you hooked throughout.
Performances : De Niro as Hale is undoubtedly the right choice to play a scheming manipulator this is among his finest performances to date in recent years
Lily Gladstone, who’s been earning award-worthy praises for his role as Mollie, does deliver an engaging performance as a steadfast, wealthy Osage woman . It’s just too bad Mollie is largely relegated to a bedridden character later in the film. But both her performance is great and she speaks a lot with her eyes
Leonardo DiCaprio, is one of the weakest links of the film. The problem with him playing a gullible character isn’t just interesting to begin with.
Final Words : Its a good weekend watch as its queit a different story and visually shot wonderfully
Ratings : 4*/5
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