After watching the film only one word came to my mind - "Masterpiece". This movie left me spellbound with it's real & stark images. Now Steve McQueen is definitely on the list of my favorite directors. He gave life to this story which many other directors would've failed to do.
In this film, Micheal Fassbender is at his best. His portrayal of Brandon Sullivan is very down to earth & you'll be able to relate yourself to his character. The moment he listens to his sister Sissy's (Mulligan) song at the hotel & tears came down from his eyes, that was the most touching moment.
Now, the sexual scenes might appear quite vulgar to many people, but I think those scenes were needed to portray Brandon's sex addiction & deep down all of us want the same thing as Brandon did. Some of us show it but others hide it beneath our heart. Carey Mulligan is fabulous as Sissy. She desperately tried to help his brother who was going through an emotional crisis but Brandon never cooperated.
I haven't seen a brilliant & realistic movie like this since "Requiem for a dream". The images shown in the film depicts our needs, it's related to our basic instincts, but most of the times we're incapable of accepting it just like Brandon.
So I'm rating this film - 10/10
In this film, Micheal Fassbender is at his best. His portrayal of Brandon Sullivan is very down to earth & you'll be able to relate yourself to his character. The moment he listens to his sister Sissy's (Mulligan) song at the hotel & tears came down from his eyes, that was the most touching moment.
Now, the sexual scenes might appear quite vulgar to many people, but I think those scenes were needed to portray Brandon's sex addiction & deep down all of us want the same thing as Brandon did. Some of us show it but others hide it beneath our heart. Carey Mulligan is fabulous as Sissy. She desperately tried to help his brother who was going through an emotional crisis but Brandon never cooperated.
I haven't seen a brilliant & realistic movie like this since "Requiem for a dream". The images shown in the film depicts our needs, it's related to our basic instincts, but most of the times we're incapable of accepting it just like Brandon.
So I'm rating this film - 10/10