Killers of the Flower Moon is an Essential Masterpiece (Review)

Killers of The Flower Moon feels both old school and innovative at the same time. The storytelling and cinematography follows a classic Scorsese Rise and Fall formula that produced some of the most memorable crime thrillers of the 90s, yet the choice of topic feels like a much needed breath of fresh air. This is a film that just couldn’t have been made back in the 90s for the simple reason that, unlike the well-known true stories behind Goodfellas and Casino, much of the history behind the Osage Indian murders was forgotten.

Of course, revisiting a dark and miserable period of history doesn’t exactly make for the most exciting logline. But, against all odds Scorsese is able to weave in both humour and suspense into a three hour tragedy. What we end up with is not a complex Agatha Christie conspiracy, but a patient, dynastic drama that spends less time engineering nebulous twists in favour of telling an authentic story that is as thrilling as it is grounded.

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