If you've ever had the misfortune to hear me rant about the state of movies today, you know that I hate 99% of what comes out, since almost everything is absolute garbage. If you haven't ever had that misfortune, brace yourself-almost everything movie-related today is absolute garbage and trash. Thank goodness for the master of cinema Christopher Nolan (who made the film that got me into films: "The Dark Knight" (2008)-masterpiece). Aside from him, almost everything I watch is pre-21st century, back when they still made masterpieces on a fairly regular basis.
Occasionally though, even with the good films being far and few between nowadays, there are good movies that slip through the cracks and don't get the attention they deserve. Recently (due to a happy accident) I stumbled across a film called "Gifted (2017)", which stars Chris Evans (yes, Captain America Chris Evans) as a blue-collar everyday man drawn into a custody battle over his orphaned niece (McKenna Grace-fantastic performance), a mathematical child prodigy, who wants to stay with him. The 2-minute trailer had me hooked. Seriously, watch this:
It was terrific-not a masterpiece or anything-but a solid, really enjoyable film to watch with terrific acting from all around (and, if you're like me and cry at emotional scenes, keep a box of tissues nearby).
Either way, though I'd mention a couple of other underrated films from the 21st century I've enjoyed:
Memento (2000)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Insomnia (2002)
Blood Diamond (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
The Lives of Others (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Defiance (2008)
Doubt (2008)
The Hunt (2012-Danish film)
Prisoners (2013)
Lone Survivor (2013) (I have never cried harder at a film in my life. Seriously, I was crying so hard I thought I'd wake somebody up. What a brutal, but brilliant film.)
The Drop (2014)
Darkest Hour (2017)
Gosnell (2018)
Richard Jewell (2019)
A Hidden Life (2019-absolute masterpiece)
Tenet (2020)
I'd consider all of these films underrated/unappreciated, and would recommend them all. Any other underrated films from this millennium you've personally enjoyed?