A Mann on a mission to review movies
This is a very ‘worthy’ film, about an extraordinary moment in history, beautifully photographed by Janusz Kamiński, with a mesmeric performance by Daniel Day Lewis and an equally good performance by Tommy Lee Jones (I was less convinced by Sally Field). But it is very much a ‘Marmite’ film – some will love it, others will hate it.
This is a very ‘worthy’ film, about an extraordinary moment in history, beautifully photographed by Janusz Kamiński, with a mesmeric performance by Daniel Day Lewis and an equally good performance by Tommy Lee Jones (I was less convinced by Sally Fields). But it is very much a ‘Marmite’ film – some will love it, others will hate it.
A number of people walked out of the cinema (never coming back) in what is a long bladder-testing movie for the most ardent fan; a number more seemed to have been put into a permanent coma. There is lots of dialogue in oak-lined rooms between grey people in grey clothes. And there is little tension in the ending since you know the result!
I agree with Samual L Jackson’s much publicised Twitter rant that it could and should have finished about 10 minutes before it did.
But, as a fan, did I enjoy it as a Spielberg film? Yes I did. Would I go out of my way to watch it again? Probably not. So… all things considered…
Fad Score: FFFf (3.5/5)
Dr Bob Mann lives in Hampshire in the UK. Now retired from his job as an IT professional, he is owner of One Mann's Movies and an enthusiastic reviewer of movies as "Bob the Movie Man". Bob is also a regular film reviewer on BBC Radio Solent.