Hmm. Overly tricksy, pumped up film can't disguise the fact it's not very engaging, nor actually that credible. Nor is anyone but Carey Mulligan likable.
 |
| Stop trying to make my wife cry! |
Michael Douglas 'plays' Shia LaBoeuf (who I always assumed was a girl), and they are ably supported by the likes of Josh Brolin (who, tellingly, was cast by Woody Allen in
Melinda and Melinda before the Coens vitalised his career), Frank Langella, Austin Pendleton, Susan Sarandon and especially Eli Wallach (note cross reference: Shia's phone plays
Good the Bad and the Ugly theme) who has one or two scene steals.
Didn't understand some of the financial stuff. In contrast, audience is somewhat patronised by titles which read 'Zurich, Switzerland' and 'London, England', just in case we're not sure where they are.
Photographed by Rodrigo Prieto in Panavision.
No comments:
Post a Comment