This post contains Small spoilers for "caught theft".

Darren Aronofsky is a lot of things. He has been working as a director in Hollywood for nearly 30 years, dating his debut on a low budget in 1998 Pi. He directed the likes of Natalie Portman ("Black Swan") and Brendan Fraser ("Whale") of the Oscars. Aronofsky has made some of the most famous and different films of the last 25 years, including legend splitting "Mother!" that earned an extremely rare f cinemascore. But there is one thing that Aronofsky was not much as a director: fun.

That is, until now.

After directing the adaptation of the play of Samuel Hunter "Keith" for A24 In 2022 It is windy, tense, at times a sexy criminal caper led by Austin Butler ("Elvis") with an excellent surrounding ensemble, including Zoe Kravitz's likes ("Batman"), Matt Smith ("Doctor Who"), and even music. More important than any of it, however, Aronofsky, probably for the first time ever, made a fun movie.

It is centered on an ex-basabol player Hank Thompson (Butler) who works as a bartender in New York in the 90's. His life is simple, and he tries to deal with his youthful relationship with his girlfriend Yvonne (Kravitz). When Hank's packer neighbor asks him to watch his cat, he unwilling to wind intertwined in the network of the city's criminal. Chaos follows.

I have previously referred to the "Theft" party in my movie reviewBut it's something I felt forced to expand. This is what was sitting with me the most after I had a certain distance from my initial viewing. Aronofsky is undoubtedly a gifted director, but it would be difficult to accuse himself of generally doing a pleasant and/or traditionally pleasant viewing experience. He is not the one for escapism of popcorn. So it's pretty great as much as damn it is to practice that fun muscle for more than 25 years in his directing career.

"Requiem for Dream" is a frightening film and one of the greatest Aronofsky. It is also incessant and difficult to see. It's probably one of those "I loved him and will never see him again" for many people. The "Fountain" is a characteristic EP. Even those who wanted it could not be the right to accuse him that it was fun, in itself.

Then there are the characters of Aronofsky. The "wrestler" is a frightening look at the sports of wrestling with a remarkable performance by Mickey Rourke. It's also pretty damn depressed. "Black Swan" may be the closest thing to have fun in his film, but it's more than a "fun for the sick" exercise for the right type of Cinefil. For most viewers, it's a pretty confused and intense clock. His films often feel a challenge in some way.

It brings us back to "caught theft" that feels much more like The early boy Richie Crime as "grabbed" than he does anything else in the previous Aronofsky film. Much of this is due to Charlie Huston's novel he is located, with the author also imposing the script personally. It is not like aronophic to ever deal with the adaptation, with "Noah" being taken into a Bible epic, but this is the first time he feels forced to bring material to life to life that has a sense of joy in it. It lends to a wider, old school entertainment, as only movies can be delivered.

That's not to say that the film is a pure ride with joy or something. Hank passes through that. There is a fair death of death and bite violence in the center of all this. It has a great deal of personal trauma. There are some nasty pictures. Certainly Jack does not celebrate violence. But not, unlike the film Tarantino as "Tank Dogs", he manages to be violent and family, and also be more traditionally good film time. It is new equipment for aronophic, but it is also what the audience will surely greet more in the future. Aaronophic entertainment is a refreshing change of pace.

"Caught stealing" is now in cinemas.