Silk Road is a story that can not be made up. If there was a smart person who got their hands on this project, this could have been another "Social Network" kind of movie - this was not that - Even from my little knowledge of the true events, half of the time I was like: "This is made up - this did not happen like this" - and if it was fun or better than what actually happened. I would have been fine.
This movie just left more questions unanswered than it actually answered. People who never heard of this story now have to go listen to the podcast to actually find out what happened. I feel like that is not a great thing.
My girlfriend liked it tho and will not care that they skipped a bunch of stuff, so 5/10 - average to great movie!
Silk Road
2021
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Silk Road
2021
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Plot summary
Philosophical twenty-something Ross Ulbricht creates Silk Road, a dark net website that sells drugs, while DEA agent Rick Bowden goes undercover to bring him down.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
November 04, 2021 at 12:02 AM
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Feels like a screenplay written by a someone who told him the story
Story is very interesting; movie is a cliche
The main reason to watch this is you'll learn all the important things about Silk Road and the founder. The movie itself was kind of silly, it took every cliche imaginable and incorporated that into the script. I wish this movie was made with a higher caliber director who could have done the story more justice. Watch it for the info not the entertainment.
Interesting subject, but...
While the subject matter of this film is certainly intriguing, the execution leaves much to be desired. Rather than focusing on the main protagonist, the film spends an excessive amount of time on a peripheral character, the cop. As a result, the heart of the story is lost, and the film ultimately falls short.
It's disappointing that the filmmakers chose to take a half-fictionalized approach to this topic. The subject matter is weighty and deserves a more serious treatment, perhaps in the form of a documentary. By trying to combine elements of both fiction and non-fiction, the film ends up feeling disjointed and unsatisfying.
Overall, while there are certainly interesting moments in the film, it ultimately fails to do justice to its subject matter. A more focused, documentary-style approach may have been more appropriate for this particular story.