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Load of rubbish!!

Admirable film.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

I didn't know Ridley Scott was on board before I watch this btw. But now you know - if that's important to you too.The East has nothing to do with East Asia but a group of radicals. The backdrop is little Davids against the Goliath of our corrupt to the core industry giants, set in contemporary every-men America. The theme is choosing side, heart or head. Overall, a story deserves to be told and a well-told story deserved to be experienced.This movie was made on an indie budget of $6.5 million by relative unknown writer director team (first time I watch anything by Brit Marling). Yet it definitely feels like a polished enough mainstream release. There is no typical art film fest overlong pregnant pauses and amateur 'we're so serious' posturing.The overall tone is naturalistic even punk-ish. The cinematography is done in great economy and taste but nothing stylistically-pretentious or distracting at all.Writing pacing is professional grade, subtle yet lethal, emotional and unsentimental, sleeker than 99% of Hollywood serious dramas out there. Definitely engaging throughout. 5 minutes in I breathe a sigh of relief as I know we're in nimble talented hands.The team of actors are well chosen. The acting/ directing result is intimate, natural and emotionally true. Brit Marling is definitely sincere as an actor, and confident enough to not demand that the camera worship/ molest her for a second too long. Ellen Page did her complex role totally justice. Alex Skarsgard delivered the emotional intensity physical presence his role calls for. Patricia Clarkson (6 feet Under/ Maze Runner) breathed life into a character type that's always in danger of caricature treatment.All in all, the beauties and intelligence of the cast have been brought forth in totally UNFORCED and CONCISE manner, which makes me curious about director Zal Batmanglij, at least his seamless collaboration with Brit Marling.I hope Brit Marling will continue to be this fearless and effective as a producer.This movie deserves more viewing. Highly recommended.

The story is quite nice for this rarely covered theme of eco-terrorism. I really like the small details that the story shows to emphasize on group like the dumpster diving, the 'your own poison' schemes, and the kinky rituals they do. But it feels rather strange towards the end due to the story incorporates so much of the personal relationship between the group members and the target individuals. The finale of having to split between the two identities feel almost awkward if not helped by the closing montage. The acting overall is just a decent work for me. Brit Marling did a good job co-writing the story but her acting didn't serve well enough for this movie. Ellen Page acted out her usual hateful reluctant character very nicely to immerse with the story. Alexander Skarsgard only serve as a completion to the added romance dilemma angle, but his acting as the group's leader is quite nice.

The trailers for "The East" make it look like not much more than a revenge flick for the 99%, but it's much more (and much deeper) than that. The film shows a group of underground anarchists taking their revenge on people they see as corporate criminals, people who knowingly poison the masses with their medications and destroy the environment with their factories. But the main character is a young woman named Sarah, a kind of corporate cop who goes undercover to expose the group. When she figures out that one of the people she's been following is a member of The East, she cleverly exploits that relationship to infiltrate the group, but then has to work hard to gain the trust of the disparate outcasts who make up this modern day commune.Of course, this involves participating in The East's elaborate plans of revenge on corporate America. The East's schemes are dangerous - both for their targets and for themselves. Although they passionately believe in what they're doing, the members of the group have trouble dealing with the price they have to pay for their extreme activism. Sarah's eyes are opened too, in a variety of ways. To say that "The East" is left wing propaganda is not inaccurate, but it sells the film short.The film uses a creative story with a lot of tension to shed fresh light on the complicated world in which we live and challenges us to think about the best way to deal with our modern problems. Though stretching the limits of realism, this film is original enough to keep the audience engaged and deep enough to make them think. I give "The East" a B+.

Patricia Clarkson has a role so small in this film, but like a tiny piece of Uranium has a massive impact.Here she is the head of the main character's company, a firm that supplies intelligence for corporations, infiltrating underground groups that act out against companies.In the course of this film, there is a sequence in which our heroine is present when a "monkey wrench" (called a jam) of sorts is about to happen and a large number of people are about to be badly treated. She then calls Clarkson with concerns about the event about to take place mere minutes (like nearly seconds), Clarkson has a response that is the essence of corporate evil.In this one, brief line, Clarkson nails Corporate Swine Person as well as if not better than Gary Cole in Office Space or Paul Reiser in Aliens.Overall the film is well made, well directed and has Ellen Page in it. (Anything with Ellen Page is worth watching at least once IMHO.) A good gripping thriller, well made and with an edge. 9/10