OTT manipulative film.
But then it looks like that was what they were going for.
Mick Jaggar makes for a good weirdo, inferring a multitude of sins and never outright accusing.
Donald Sutherland is (as usual) perfectly suited to his character. The beleaguered all suffering artist painter. However it beggars belief, what he has done with his latest paintings. Painters crave attention, recognition & hope to leave something behind, hell we all do, and yet for the purposes of this movie, this strange human being decided they didn't.
He wants to manipulate everyone he meets.
Claes Bang makes no bones about manipulating the unsuspecting but then he is an art critic.
Elizabeth Debicki gets manipulated and manipulates in her own way.
After the Deed is done and Elizabeth and Claes return to Claes flat, the film turns darker.
Yes there are women and some men who can be abused and come back for more but....
Elizabeth is, for all intent and purpose dead. After coming back to life she is found trying to escape on the stair well and for some inexplicable reason, she decides to trust Claes enough to go back into the flat.
This really makes no sense and is dispatched in a very weird way (considering she becomes a two time victim) this second time.
The scripting of this doesn't add up in the same way to the non paintings.
In the final scenes we find out Donald Sutherland had not only pained an actual picture of Elizabeth but had also signed it. He does this and yet all his other paintings are ONLY being painted in his head.
The acting is good Film Photography is good The Script is OK but stretches credence at times It can be a little slow in places, especially if your not a huge fan of the art world.
give it a try 👍
The acting is good Film Photography is good The Script is OK but stretches credence at times It can be a little slow in places, especially if your not a huge fan of the art world.
give it a try 👍