Queer - Movie Review | Daniel Craig is ASTONISHING

It's time to talk about Luca Guadagnino's second film of 2024, Queer, starring the fantastic Daniel Craig.

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[mistercheetah]

Love hearing people not familiar with Burroughs go "Then he's hell bent on getting Ayhuasca for its psychic properties...?"... Burroughs used to use a turn table rigged up with lights and perforated paper called the dream machine to meditate, he spent most of his adult life on opiates and used to cut his manuscripts to pieces and re-edit them in an abstract transposition of what visual artists call collage... Yeah, telepathy and ayhuasca leads me to believe this is a VERY faithful reading of Burroughs' work.

[euchrideucrow]

Burroughs was obsessed with ‘short circuiting control’, as he put it. He saw drugs like ayahuasca as a tool, along with the cut-up writing technique and dream machine etc… He was a fascinating character and wonderfully bonkers. I haven’t seen the film yet but from what you describe it sounds pretty close to the book. I’m looking forward to seeing it. Thanks for a great review.

[ReshiramR]

I also watched Queer yesterday. I decided to watch it thanks to your list of Oscar predictions, and I'm glad I did. Daniel Craig's performance was captivating. Too bad that Luca wasn't there

[jamessimon]

Great review! I was surprised to find myself totally engrossed in the film. Its so nice to be surprised by a movie, and this really got me in a good way. I was never quite sure what was coming next. And i would watch a mivie just about the shaman lady and her companion in the jungle. Leslie mannville is a treasure.

[NathanielAhart]

I agree with you completely Ryan! Craig gives a career-best performance and I hope he doesn’t get overlooked.

[treesny]

And those wonderfully atmospheric sets of Mexico were all constructed on an Italian soundstage...

[noecarranza]

Transpose sounds right to me in that context

[gn]

I mostly agree with your review. I think it's a challenging but rewarding movie, especially if you are open minded and see it a second time. I thought the Eugene character was so well played as I can relate to the experience of a young sexually confused guy sending out mixed message. The whole film felt original and sensual at the same time.

[gxdjoeybaby]

saw it twice this week in the theaters (finally!)...spot on about the 2nd viewing as a must...hope the extended cut winds up on the blu-ray

[elevenseven-yqvu]

Daniel Craig in the movie adaptation of "Queer" is at least as captivating as Peter Weller in the movie adaptation of "Naked Lunch", in which movies both actors portray the same character, author William S. Burroughs' literary alter ego Bill Lee. These films would make a great double feature.

[PorfirioBueno]

Looking forward to Queer! Love Mexico, gay men, literature, and of course psychedelics. Bring it baby.

[marrmart]

Thank you ryan casselman❤♥❤ about your review about queer ❤

[elijah]

I am looking forward to it, i think academy will definitely recognise queer instead of challengers its just so obvious n I haven't even seen the movie. I hope they will do a proper lgbt representation! PS nice t-shirt btw)

[MrMalcovic]

Daniel Craig deserves an Oscar for his performance in Queer.

[moondoggy]

I was a little disappointed, frankly. I had much the same reaction you did, but with about ten percent less enthusiasm. Maybe Daniel Craig will get recognition, but Andrew Scott didn’t last year, and in my view that was a better film.

[caiothatdreamer]

I just watched and I’m so speechless that I wanted to check if other people had the same opinion. It literally accomplished what Lee was trying to do: it made me talk without speaking.

[tristangotristan]

William S Burroughs murdered his spouse. What a lovely chap!

[devgifford]

This movie went so far over my head lol

[karllieck]

So a gay actor can't play a character that's gay? Wth? C'mon.

[andreask.]

Again two straight actors playing gay characters! There seems no gay actors anymore 😂 also the story itself seems quite thin|weak and dragged on for over 2 hours. I don’t need gay movies but great movies. I won’t watch it thanks.