The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Blue Jay
Drama · Romance · 2016
Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.
Movie details
Blue Jay
2016 Drama · Romance 1h 20m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Meeting by chance when they return to their tiny California hometown, two former high-school sweethearts reflect on their shared past.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Blue Jay?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Alexandre Lehmann
Written by
Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass
Jim
Sarah Paulson
Amanda
Clu Gulager
Waynie
J
James Andrews
Background
H
Harris Benbury
Background
D
Daniel Brooks
Background
M
Mary Brooks
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Court is in session
Put Blue Jay on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.