" As regards Edward's holiday (in which Hiddleston appears more introspective and idealistic), Tuscany's radiant sunlight and historical cathedral are supplanted by chilling coast wind and bleached craggy hills. Edward's family isn't really behind his noble cause, compounded by an absent father, ARCHIPELAGO is essentially an attack on the middle class's blinkered conceit and ingrown snootiness, the latter is also perceived through the character of Rose (Lloyd), a working-class cook. A restaurant contretemps cringingly divulges how entitlement can be abused, and when Cynthia eventually blows a fuse (you only hear her ranting), she does it obliquely, not directed to Edward but to Patricia, with the former within the earshot. But Cynthia's resentment feels ungrounded which could be a problem owing to Hogg's style of abstraction, audience needs a larger context and more information to relate to it."
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read my full review on my blog: Cinema Omnivore, thanks.