andaroo.temp wrote:
Dolce is one of the weird people on this site, I can say this because people like me and bradley and loyal and etc. are weird. I am repeatedly told so in privite
. And the weird people's reviews should never be trusted by others on this site (even other weird people).
So I say, go to the movie without preconceptions.
This is not a strike against Dolce!
Weirdly is as weirdly does...
After being discouraged by early negative comments about this movie, I finally went out to see it tonight. It turns out that it's very, very good.
I think one key to enjoying this film is having some experience with a long term relationship. Don't get me wrong -- it's surely not mandatory, but it goes a long way to elucidating the core element of this story. This is not your
summer of love, but rather your
slow and gradual lifetime of begrudgingly increasing love...
Here's a copy of my review from over in the
Everyone's A Critic forum:
bradley witherberry wrote:
The Painted Veil is an unwavering meditation on the experience of long term complementary relationships between two humans -- in this particular case, a man and a woman...
Beautifully paced storytelling is the centerpiece of this feast of moviemaking. That and some splendid acting on the part of the two leads. Say what you will, but I found confidence in the fact that Edward Norton and Naomi watts were listed as producers of this film. I'm reassured to see that it's not only me that has a stake in this movie succeeding.
The setting in 1920's China is exquisitely reproduced and the cinematography ably supports it. The supporting cast is uniformly exemplary (esp.: Diana Rigg (!) ). This is a fine, fine production and a moving movie to boot.
Lovely.
7 out of 5.
[spoil]P.S.: "Painted Veil" = Silver Screen)[/spoil]
But, as andaroo accurately notes above: Trust No One!
