The Bikeriders Review: A Ride for the Ages By We finally have a movie about the people who rev their motorcycle engines at 1 a.m. when we try to sleep in peace.
is a new drama movie directed by Jeff Nichols, who previously made films like Take Shelter, Mud, and Midnight Special. The film follows the lives of the Vandals MC, a motorcycle club in the 1960s in Chicago. The story is told through the eyes of Kathy (Jodie Comer), getting interviewed by photographer Danny Lyon (Mike Faist).
This is an exceptionally watchable movie with an all-star cast that really shines in its powerful character moments. The framework of this movie is fascinating. The film itself is based on a photo book by real-life photographer Danny Lyon, and he interviews Kathy, a character who is not a member of the Vandals MC.
She tells the story of meeting the eventual leader of the club, Johnny (Tom Hardy), and falling in love with the handsome Benny (Austin Butler). Shortly after hitching a ride home with him, she marries him. But as the events surrounding them become increasingly dangerous, the lives of her, Benny, Johnny, and everyone around them get pushed to darker places.
Perhaps the strongest aspect of The Bikeriders is how it focuses on these characters. The movie can jump around a bit as far as who we follow and whose struggles go into the forefront, but the most engaging aspects are the mentor-mentee relationship between Benny and Johnny and the romantic relationship between Benny and Kathy. It be.
