This week brings the war film “12 Strong” and Daniel Day-Lewis swan song “Phantom Thread”.
“12 Strong” is a pretty cookie cutter war film, except it takes place in modern day and there are horses… That’s about it. Stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Pena, Trevante Rhodes, and Michael Shannon all do fine jobs, but the film itself is more of a horse turd than a show pony.
Meanwhile the much hyped “Phantom Thread” was academically impressive, but the experience as an audience-goer was different. Paul Thomas Anderson directs Daniel Day-Lewis in his supposed last role.