A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, I was quite eager to check it out. The whole point of this concept was to tell the same story twice from 2 different points of the view and, I can tell you this, after watching this flick, I can’t wait to see ‘Him’. Beside this concept, the makers took another interesting approach. Basically, in most of movies, you have very often the characters talking about stuff that they already know just to make sure that the viewers are up to speed. Well, that’s something that was completely avoided in this movie resulting in some much more realistic dialogues and characters. On the other hand, this approach did have its drawback and they probably pushed this idea too far. Indeed, as a result, the characters almost never had some straightforward conversations and instead they almost only talked about some anecdotes only thinly related with the actual story and, at some point, it became slightly frustrating . Furthermore, if the amazing Viola Davis managed to do so much with so little screentime, it was rather disappointing that Isabelle Hupert was again completely wasted playing another completely underwritten character in a US production like this one. On the other hand, Jessica Chastain, who remains one of the best actresses of her generation, was once again quite spellbinding to behold. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was a solid drama and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.