Given all the disparaging reviews, I felt like I was watching a different movie than the critics! If one of the criteria for good entertainment is being engaged throughout, count me in.
Lady Gaga nailed her role, she sparkled in every scene. Pacino and Irons inhabit their characters and have fun with them. I knew nothing of this story beforehand and I was drawn in to the 70s/80s vibe, the luxury lifestyle, the cutthroat corporate machinations.
There are criticisms for sure! Lady Gaga's Patrizia is front and center for the first 3/4 of the film, then is rather abruptly put in the back seat, despite the fact that her resentment leads to the story's denouement. There's no delving into how Adam Driver is seduced and perverted from mild-mannered man with family loyalty to ruthless corporate raider. Although the plot points tick the boxes, it doesn't come together seamlessly nor with any depth.
It must be said too that Jared Leto overacts to the point of farce; it's funny, but every time he appears it rattles any semblance of reality and derails the whole production.
Criticisms aside, and I will admit they're big ones, I thought this was a fun watch, with enough Ridley Scott flair to recommend it.
Lady Gaga nailed her role, she sparkled in every scene. Pacino and Irons inhabit their characters and have fun with them. I knew nothing of this story beforehand and I was drawn in to the 70s/80s vibe, the luxury lifestyle, the cutthroat corporate machinations.
There are criticisms for sure! Lady Gaga's Patrizia is front and center for the first 3/4 of the film, then is rather abruptly put in the back seat, despite the fact that her resentment leads to the story's denouement. There's no delving into how Adam Driver is seduced and perverted from mild-mannered man with family loyalty to ruthless corporate raider. Although the plot points tick the boxes, it doesn't come together seamlessly nor with any depth.
It must be said too that Jared Leto overacts to the point of farce; it's funny, but every time he appears it rattles any semblance of reality and derails the whole production.
Criticisms aside, and I will admit they're big ones, I thought this was a fun watch, with enough Ridley Scott flair to recommend it.