I finished Operation Avalanche, and I have mixed feelings regarding it.
Firstly I’ll start with the praises, this film absolutely nails the era in which it’s set.
All the little details are covered, such as the sets and the music choices, not once was there a prop out of place or a time period error I noticed that brought me out of it, it was great.
The most obvious example of this however is of course the camera quality throughout the whole film, mimicking an old camera, it looks seamless, and is very impressive. I think the fake sets that were created also looked incredibly convincing (almost like that was the point!).
Now on to the parts I’m a little unsure about,
I’ll say this for a start, these are my opinions, as such, they are not fact (of course), however you feel is completely valid, and a random person’s opinion should not lessen your enjoyment of the film, etc. Anyway, I struggled to follow the narrative a little, with the vague nature of it all, it made it tricky at points to actually remember the connections certain characters have, particularly Matt with the higher ups at NASA. I felt this could have been alleviated a little bit by having the film’s pace be a little faster, which takes me on to my main criticism, this film really feels like it drags in points, which is a shame because it’s a great concept, it’s just in execution I feel like it really was a slow-burn, and unfortunately almost a slog at times to get through.
The positives definitely outweigh the negatives however, and I’m still happy I watched this film, the last film of Matt’s I was to watch!