Armageddon Time
A deeply personal story about the strength of family, the complexity of friendship, and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
- Released: 2022-10-28
- Runtime: 114 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins, Jaylin Webb, Ryan Sell, Teddy Coluca, Tovah Feldshuh, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Andrew Polk, Lauren Yaffe, Dane West, Dupree Francois Porter, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Jessica Chastain, Stephanie Groves, Marcia Haufrecht, Oona Girton-Marshall, Ian Hernandez-Oropeza, Aidan Christman, Eva Jette Putrello, Landon James Forlenza, John Dinello, Jacob Mackinnon, Jude Washock, Skyler Wenger, Psalm Mitchell, Jack Parrish, Stephanie Aguinaldo, Diamond Washington, Lauren Sharpe, Lizbeth MacKay, Domenick Lombardozzi, John Diehl, Richard Bekins
- Director: James Gray
Comments
- wrigco - 19 November 2023
shnooze
This movie was so boring that I read some emails, caught up on Google news and the first F1 in Las Vegas.
Yes, I get there was supposed to be a point to it all, but my goodness it was just so... well, boring. I did not find any of the characters really likeable and I'm not an Anthony Hopkins fan either - he just looks and sounds like Anthony Hopkins in any movie he's in.
Apparently this was based on the true life experiences of the film's maker, he could at least have let us know what happened to the poor black kid. Surely they didn't lock them up at that age even in the 80's??? Also I have to say I don't remember the 80's looking like that, it seemed more like the 60's. - bananarchie-59503 - 4 July 2023
The impossible friendship of two boys
This movie is about two boys that become friends at shool.
What binds them is that they're both a lil' rebellious.
One of the boys is from a hogher middle class Jewish family, the black kid lives in poverty with his grandmother.
The premise of the movie is that life's not fair.
Actually there is nothing much (spectacular) happening in the movie still I think it's pleasant to watch.
As always it's a pleasure to see Anthony Hopkins play, in this movie as the grandfather of the Jewish boy.
There are (mostly) descrete references to the horrors of the Holocaust.
It's as well dramatic, sometimes a little bit funny and also emotional.
Certainly not a waste of time to watch... - brotacelu_din_iarba - 31 May 2023
A bit of all you can expect
Though they do succeed to create an atmosphere, didn't appreciate the very weak story build-up.
Yes the young man grows in terms of the stupid things he does but his motivation - to run away from home - is weak, the family drama seems not enough and it's everything we have seen before.
Interesting to see though - while the parents and grandparents have worked hard to be able and send him to a private school, the habits taught there are everything they are against: discrimination and rasism. The young man is so easily influenced by every guy who he is able to entertain that it becomes silly.
The fact that the character doesn't stop the theft when be sees his painting in the school hallway is inconsistent with the character who is constantly looking for the approvals of others. - graham-81830 - 13 December 2022
An ending would have been nice
This was okay, but that's as much as I can say really.
My mate suggested going when I was visiting him. I had no idea what we were going to see, I just heard him ask for two tickets for 'Armageddon', which probably misled me about what sort of film we were going to see. So for the first half hour or so I was waiting for something to happen: an inciting moment. It never came.
That said, it was a pleasant enough watch, although it was more suited for a rainy afternoon at home, rather than a prequel to a couple of pints and a meal out.
The irony was that before we went out we had been chatting about how many films, usually random picks from Netflix that had proved bearable if not delightful, had resulted in angry shouting at the screen when the final credits seemed to appear mid story.
Armageddon Time proved to be one of those films. But on this occasion it was sort of signalled. I think we both knew it was going to happen a minute or so ahead of the event. Talk about anticlimax. Every one of the smattering of people in the cinema, like us, just stood up and walked out without a word. - SnoopyStyle - 28 November 2022
one name took me out
It's 1980 Queens, New York. Prankster teen Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) likes to draw. He befriends black student Johnny Davis (Jaylin Webb) who gets wrongly accused by their teacher. It's a coming-of-age story filled with racism, classism, and general conservatism of the coming Reagan era.
I like most of this coming-of-age story. It's full of great actors doing support work. Jeremy Strong and Anthony Hopkins are terrific. The two young leads are doing good work. Banks Repeta is interesting in how real he is in his pathetic incompetence. He is a teenager after all. There is one name that took me out of the movie right away. I feared the worst. In the end, it's a fleeting moment. The small section comes and goes. The problem with the name is that it takes me out of the era. It's no longer an 80's movie. It's a small problem that goes away soon enough. The rest of the movie is very good. - samrwemirinzi - 23 November 2022
Suspense
Omg. The writer left us in awe. What do you think he did after? Sometime we forget that our children have a heart to feel and I feel this movie brought that out very clearly. The impact of parents on a child starts from day one and as parents, we forget that the world is a better place when we are advocating for love. It is a powerhouse that will give our next generation a better place to live in. I relate allot with the grand father, whose main objective was to help his grandson view life from a different perspective. The father failing to stand on his feet for justice to protect his own was a tough call. Thanks guyz. You have played a part in changing history.
