Elegy (2008)
A film filled with beautiful performances, and yet I never felt truly involved. The early scenes in the film speak truths that few films even pretend to address, but the second half descends into the stereotypical hospital melodrama. Penelope Cruz and especially Ben Kingsley are revelatory in their roles. And Patricia Clarkson adds so much life and bitterness to a smaller, yet still pivotal, character. I don’t think the direction is to blame for the overall cold feeling and Isabel Coixet offers much insight into difficult psychological problems, but overall I was somewhat disappointed. The film seemed to lose momentum half way through and never really returned to its early potential.
But seriously, how wonderful is Penelope Cruz? First Vanilla Sky, now Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Volver...let's just say she has a new (huge) fan.
No comments:
Post a Comment