Movie Cosmos - Knight of Cups

Description:

Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

Top Cast >

Christian Bale

As Rick

Cate Blanchett

As Nancy

Natalie Portman

As Elizabeth

Brian Dennehy

As Joseph

Antonio Banderas

As Tonio

Freida Pinto

As Helen

Wes Bentley

As Barry

Isabel Lucas

As Isabel

Teresa Palmer

As Karen

Imogen Poots

As Della

Peter Matthiessen

As Christopher

Armin Mueller-Stahl

As Fr. Zeitlinger

Cherry Jones

As Ruth

Patrick Whitesell

As Agent #1

Rick Hess

As Agent #2

Michael Wincott

As Herb

Kevin Corrigan

As Gus

Jason Clarke

As Johnny

Joel Kinnaman

As Errol

Clifton Collins Jr.

As Jordan

Nick Offerman

As Scott

Jamie Harris

As Burglar

Lawrence Jackson

As Burglar #2

Dane DeHaan

As Paul

Shea Whigham

As Jim

Ryan O'Neal

As Ryan

Bruce Wagner

As Bud Wiggins

Jocelin Donahue

As Jocelin

Nicky Whelan

As Nicky

Fabio

As Fabio

Joe Manganiello

As Joe

Thomas Lennon

As Tom

Joe Lo Truglio

As Guest

Beau Garrett

As Beau

Katia Winter

As Katia

Jelly Howie

As Jelly

Nick Kroll

As Nick

Danny Strong

As Danny Strong

Sergei Bodrov

As Sergei

Jörg Widmer

As Photographer

Kelly Cutrone

As Model Agency Woman

Alpha Takahashi

As Japanese Girl #1

Yumi Mizui

As Japanese Girl #2

Slavitza Jovan

As Tarot Card Reader

Naha Armády

As Naha

Janette Roderick

As Weightlifter

Thomas Barnes

As Dr. Barnes

Isis Alize

As Barbie

Cleo Bartolo

As Maid

Leo Vendedda

As Burn Victim #1

Deuce Wayne

As Burn Victim #2

Melissa Haro

As Model #1

Raquel Zimmermann

As Model #2

Jessica Farrow

As Model #3

Elizabeth Betzen

As Model #4

Alana Marie

As Photo Studio Model

Madeleine Wade

As Dancer #1

Sara Mohr

As Dancer #2

Pheobe Schraft

As Harpist

Sarah Kaite Coughlan

As Party Goer #1

Miranda Jewel

As Party Goer #2

Riley Lee

As Boss

Jennifer Connell

As June

Paula Lema

As January

Christie Beran

As Vegas Pretty Girl

Ben Kingsley

As Storyteller (voice)

Chéri Ballinger

As Blond Spa Girl (uncredited)

Elena Nikitina Bick

As Model (uncredited)

Adrienne McQueen

As Seductress (uncredited)

Valiant Michael

As Actor (uncredited)

Hazuki Kato

As Party Girl (uncredited)

Nikki Magnusson

As Casino Patron (uncredited)

Tamara Belousova

As Dizzy Actress (uncredited)

Tara Beaulieu

As (uncredited)

Jaime Gallagher

As Nanny (uncredited)

Stephen D'Angelo

As Steve (uncredited)

Magali Widmer

As Bartender (uncredited)

Mena Lovin

As Actress (uncredited)

Emely von Oest

As Love (uncredited)

Leni Rico Maria Magdalena

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Dean Bruni

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Allison Ott

As Marie Antoinette (uncredited)

Dan Harmon

As Dan Harmon (uncredited)

Theo Bongani Ndyalvane

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Terrence Malick

Director

Reviews:

Reno (2/10)

Knight of Craps = Shift + delete

As for me, this director is done. His last best film was 'The New World'. I don't know why someone keeps financing him. It is neither an art and message film, nor has any entertainment value. In one word, total-crap. All the above, these actors agreeing to do the roles. Definitely this director's films have received more boos at Cannes than any others. Not fit for film festivals, as well as theatrical releases. The surprise part was, I saw it. Even after I felt a similar way for his previous film.

There's no story. Just a random acts. Even documentary films have a better narrative. Remember a film was being made by Willem Dafoe in the film 'Mr. Bean's Holiday', this is exactly the same film. Except there's no Mr. Bean/Atkinson here to make it a cheerful additional editing. It was like the director woke up in the morning and decided to do what he felt to shoot without a script.

I dislike whispering background narration. It is like a lullaby, one might fall into sleep. Not just asleep, but a deep sleep. Direct dialogues between the characters are like an oasis in this film. If you have nothing to do and ready for a slow film, you should not consider it then too, because it is not a film, but a two hour long torture. Easily skippable film.

1.5/10

2017-11-04

CinemaSerf (6/10)

How is it that Christian Bale always manages to get himself the parts where he just wanders around the place getting laid? He's a successful writer who feels his hollow life needs a bit of a lift. When his brother takes his own life (perhaps he'd read the script?), and with his other one in a bit of a mess of his own making, "Rick" concludes that he needs to find something more substantial in his life than drifting along finding casual sex when/where he can. What now ensues, loosely based on a Tarot suite, takes us on a tour of Los Angeles and Las Vegas as his plays out his peccadilloes with a selection of women - including Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portman. Will he find happiness? Contentment even? Who cares? I'm afraid I didn't. To be fair, Terrence Malick has spent some time on the aesthetic here - the film looks good, but if you are going to centre a film on a character like "Rick", then you have to hope that he engages with those watching. He didn't and I didn't. The story just plodded along going nowhere fast, introducing us to characters with next to no depth or charisma and though I'm usually a fan of sparing dialogue, the absence of anything meaningful really did detract from what was clearly an underlying philosophy tied into an ancient Eastern myth and meant to illustrate the risks of never settling for what you have - even if you know what you're looking for. Brian Dennehy adds very little as his father and I felt the whole thing looked like it was more of a rehearsal, or an home video, than a finessed product. I didn't hate it, it has it's moments, but I wouldn't watch it again, nor could I really recommend it either.

2024-04-01