Up at the Villa Reviews

Honestly, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since Sean Penn is one of my favorite actors, I was really eager to check it out. For this movie which must be one of his most obscure features, Sean Penn was working with one of the finest and most underrated actress, Kristin Scott Thomas. They were both pretty good here in this movie which was basically a very stylish romantic drama. Apparently, it is an adaptation of a book written by W. Somerset Maugham, a pretty good writer, and I wonder if the book worked better than this movie. Indeed, even though the whole thing was rather well directed, unfortunately, I thought that the plot was rather underwhelming. Indeed, even though the characters were rather intriguing, I had a hard time to really care about the whole thing. Basically, at the end of the day, it is a period piece about some rich and rather superficial people who complains about their life and spend their free time in some convoluted romances. Still, even though it was not really amazing, it remains a decent period drama and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Sean Penn's work.