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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tick, tick... BOOM!
Drama · Music · 2021
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
Movie details
tick, tick... BOOM!
“How much time do we have to do something great?”
2021 Drama · Music 2h 0m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.6 / 10
Community rating
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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 tick, tick... BOOM!?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
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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Cast & crew
Directed by
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Written by
Steven Levenson
Andrew Garfield
Jonathan Larson
Alexandra Shipp
Susan Wilson
Robin de Jesús
Michael
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Carolyn
Ben Levi Ross
Freddy
Jonathan Marc Sherman
Ira Weitzman
Vanessa Hudgens
Karessa Johnson
Court is in session
Put tick, tick... BOOM! on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.