A good movie can do many things. When it comes to subject matter as sensitive as mental health, it can be insightful, impactful and, above all, thought-provoking. Unfortunately, Eternal Beauty is none of these things and more.
Still, the acting’s first class, but that’s the only positive in this mishmash of a psychological suck-fest.
Which is a shame because there was real potential for this to be a genuinely touching piece of filmmaking. However, because it sets its stall out to sit squarely in black comedy territory, it’s unable to handle the delicate balance that’s required to make the afflicted protagonist one we can sympathise with.
And, by the way, a black comedy that isn’t funny. There’s a few moments of note in the first fifteen minutes, and then, rather than go steadily downhill, the whole thing suddenly drives off a cliff-edge. After the stage is set,...
Still, the acting’s first class, but that’s the only positive in this mishmash of a psychological suck-fest.
Which is a shame because there was real potential for this to be a genuinely touching piece of filmmaking. However, because it sets its stall out to sit squarely in black comedy territory, it’s unable to handle the delicate balance that’s required to make the afflicted protagonist one we can sympathise with.
And, by the way, a black comedy that isn’t funny. There’s a few moments of note in the first fifteen minutes, and then, rather than go steadily downhill, the whole thing suddenly drives off a cliff-edge. After the stage is set,...
- 11/30/2020
- by Dan Green
- The Cultural Post
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