A good movie

The main reason why I wanted to watch this flick is because it was heralded by Roger Ebert (he even chose it as one of the top 10 movies released in 2010). Well, even though I did like it, I wasn’t really blown away by the whole thing though. Basically, it is a rather cryptic feature where nothing is really explained with words but more through the acting and the mood provided by the directing. After reading his review, I understand that good old Roger managed to get much more from this movie than I did. I don’t know, at first, there was this focus on this rich aristocratic Italian family and even though all the members were introduced, you didn’t really get to know them. At some point, they moved the focus on Tilda Swinton and her love affair with her son’s friend and, honestly, I had a rather hard time to get into this romance. I mean, Swinton gave a very good performance and it was very nice to see her playing the lead for once but I didn’t really understand why her character was so much infatuated in Antonio. Still, it was a gorgeous movie to look at and there was indeed something quite mesmerizing about the whole thing. Anyway, to conclude, even though I wasn’t really blown away like Roger Ebert was, I still liked the damned thing and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10