A good movie

Back in 2003, Scarlett Johansson had her breakthrough performance with ‘Lost in Translation’ (which I actually found slightly underwhelming but I should give it another shot though) but she is also showed up in this flick which seems to be rather forgotten nowadays. Personally, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this movie but I was positively surprised. The first thing I enjoyed is that the makers didn’t make it ambiguous like ‘The Last King of Scotland’ which was very manipulative in making the viewers believe that it was a true story which it wasn’t (I’m still pissed off about this in fact). Indeed, right from the start, it was obvious the whole thing was a big fantasy about what might have or not have happened when Vermeer painted his most famous painting. As a result, you get a very interesting study about class struggle, about the artistic process and about a possible romance which was never consumed. So, there was some good stuff, the movie also looked really good but it was missing something to become really remarkable. I don’t know, maybe the whole thing was a little too dry for my taste. Still, even though it might not be a masterpiece, it is still a pretty good flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10