Louder Than Bombs

Orchard, The | Release Date: April 8, 2016

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Ratings

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netflicApr 22, 2016

It is a serious psychological drama about relationship, love, unfaithfulness, and many other things.
A talented war photographer dies in a crash, and family members try to cope with their loss.
Movie goes back and force in time, realityIt is a serious psychological drama about relationship, love, unfaithfulness, and many other things.
A talented war photographer dies in a crash, and family members try to cope with their loss.
Movie goes back and force in time, reality mixed up with dreams, allowing us to see same events from different perspectives.
Great casting and performance of leading actors. The ending is a bit too optimistic and it contrasts with the body of the movie. The less cheerful end would be more suitable, in my opinion.
Overall, the movie is masterfully made with a lot of attention to nuances and half-tones.… Expand

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GreatMartinMay 6, 2016

A couple of times older brother Jonah (Jesse Eisenberg) tells younger brother Conrad (Devin Druid) watching the latter’s DVD games “Boring but interesting” “Louder Than Bombs” is boring and, occasionally, interesting more due to the actorsA couple of times older brother Jonah (Jesse Eisenberg) tells younger brother Conrad (Devin Druid) watching the latter’s DVD games “Boring but interesting” “Louder Than Bombs” is boring and, occasionally, interesting more due to the actors than the screenplay by Eskil Vogt and Joachim Trier and the experimentation by the director Joachim Trier.

Last week writing about “Viva” I said that I am a sucker for movies about father and sons well here we have a father with two sons and I didn’t get involved with the story but the actors! Gabriel Byrne, currently receiving raves for his performance as husband/father on Broadway in “Long’s Day Journey into Night” has one of the most interesting faces on the motion picture screen today. He is the father, Gene, of Conrad and Jonah, widower of Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert), and, as the film opens, a new grandfather, courtesy of Jonah.

There is a 10-15 minute scene between Devin Druid and, with a typical teenage crush on Melanie (Ruby Jerins) who he is walking home from a party that is delightful, funny but so more important showcases a male teenager in all his awkwardness, fumbling and misunderstanding a teenage girl! We also meet their teacher Amy Ryan who is involved with Gene and Jonah’s wife Amy (Megan Ketch) along with one of Jonah’s high school girlfriend Erin (Rachel Brosnahan) and Isabelle’s longtime colleague Richard played by a very impressive good looking David Strathairn who really is unnecessary to the drama.

All in all there are two reasons for seeing “Louder Than Bombs”: watching Gabriel Byrne’s face, even when doing nothing, and Devin Druid’s spot on performance as a teenager but then I don’t feel that is enough to watch this boring 100 minute film.… Expand

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bobmeierMay 18, 2016

I live in a town where we don't get a lot of "art house" cinema (St Pete FL). It's all cineplexes showing the same ten movies. One theater downtown does occasionally (although less and less more recently) let a smaller more adult film slipI live in a town where we don't get a lot of "art house" cinema (St Pete FL). It's all cineplexes showing the same ten movies. One theater downtown does occasionally (although less and less more recently) let a smaller more adult film slip thru in their "gallery" wing. Recently, because of this "gallery" I saw Son of Saul, Everybody wants some, Miles Ahead and Louder than bombs. People who have art house theaters in their towns..like NYC. LA. Chicago, some college towns..are probably a little jaded. But where I live, Louder than bombs...and films of that level..are a rare treat. If I could see things like Francofonia, High Rise, Sunset Song effortlessly like people in NYC etc then probably Louder than bombs woudn't be such a big deal. THAT BEING SAID, where I live and the small amount of good cinema that slips in, I loved Louder than bombs. I'd take that anyday over the cineplex slop. So thanks to people like Joachim Trier who managed to make something good and yet "commercial" enough to hit St. Pete.… Expand

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LeZeeSep 1, 2016

A family in the grief, at a different level.

A multi-nationally produced film, especially you can call it a European product, but an English language film that takes place in the New York. The story of a husband and two sons of the famedA family in the grief, at a different level.

A multi-nationally produced film, especially you can call it a European product, but an English language film that takes place in the New York. The story of a husband and two sons of the famed war photographer who recently died in a car crash. So the film is focused to tell how they are going to cope with their loss, especially the little brother who has differences with his father. They all kind of drifted away from each other, but without an alternate they have to come together to go through it.

This is not a usual mourning theme, but sometimes I felt they forgot they're in mourning. Because the narration quickly shifts to various topics like the birth of a child, a new affair and trying to impress the girl whom the boy has a crush. So with all this, I completely witnessed a different type of film than what it had said. That's not bad, just a refreshing and with constant moving back and forth in in time to disclose some key events.

Mainly the portrayal splits into three to cover those three family members and each has its own specialty. Something like a film for older people, middle-aged and teens, all the these contents smartly joined together. Apart from the good show from the cast, the director did his best as usual, but this is not up to the par with his other works. For a watch this film definitely would do good. Since it's not a Hollywood, you won't have to worry about American film clichés, because it was developed much better and ends better.

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smiyamotSep 6, 2016

An interesting story of how a father, his college age son, and his teenage son all react, and cope, with their mother's auto accident death. More of a talky movie about relationships, peeling them back a layer at a time, so you need to be inAn interesting story of how a father, his college age son, and his teenage son all react, and cope, with their mother's auto accident death. More of a talky movie about relationships, peeling them back a layer at a time, so you need to be in the mood for this type of story.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetMar 27, 2022

This is a film about vulnerability, fragility, grief and loss. It puts a strong emphasis on visuals, with photography being a key theme and its also very much an arty film, in that it features symbolism and the like. Its a little abstractThis is a film about vulnerability, fragility, grief and loss. It puts a strong emphasis on visuals, with photography being a key theme and its also very much an arty film, in that it features symbolism and the like. Its a little abstract perhaps. I thought Gabriel Byrne and Devin Druid gave particularly good performances as the estranged father and son, though Jesse Eisenberg isn't bad either, infact I often think he's well suited to play socially awkward types (that's not meant as a diss at all). Its sad to see his dad struggle to connect with his sons. It would be hard to watch this film and not feel some compassion for the family featured. I suppose its quite contemporary in that it depicts one son's escapism into virtual reality via video games, as he tries to distance himself from his situation and loss. Its a film that features softly spoken dialogue, so if you struggle to hear well, then this may be an issue for you, so I thought I'd mention that. This is a rather thoughtful though also subtle film, one I'm not sure I fully understood all the intricacies of but I certainly enjoyed it nevertheless and so its a film I'd recommend, yes.… Expand

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