A very good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I always had a weak spot for Cate Blanchett, I was really eager to check it out. Cate Blanchett is definitely one of the best actresses at work nowadays and if you're not convinced yet, you should definitely watch this feature. Indeed, she gave a rather impressive performance and she managed to give her character some very interesting layers. Concerning Judi Dench, I wasn’t completely sure, to be honest. I mean, she also delivered a fine performance, no doubt about it and with Blanchett, they provided a very interesting duo on the screen. It’s just that the main character was already going through a lot in this movie and to add this old spinster with some lesbian feelings was a little bit too much to deal with. I mean, you already have to deal with one flawed but very interesting woman so to add another one also with some major issues was maybe too much to handle for a drama like this one. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a fascinating character study going pretty deep into the human pyschology and I think it is definitely worth a look.

8/10