Something of a disappointment. I went to the film because of Baby Driver, also directed by Edgar Wright.
He's a director who can deliver okay: much of the exposition is classy but the material itself is not quite there.
I enjoyed the depictions of London, today and in the past: the glamour mixed with the seediness. The scenes of the ingenue arriving in the city are well depicted and move the story along. The film however does lose groundedness and momentum in the last third.
I kept wondering what Roman Polanski would have made of the material, and particularly how he would have strengthened the script. He has made a couple of films with similar themes. (Most people here have probably not heard of him). Even while realistically showing individuals descend into madness, his films always had a foot in believable reality.
This film loses that as mentioned. I'm wondering whether Mr Wright is better at the entertainment end of the spectrum. Can't wait to see Baby Driver 2.
He's a director who can deliver okay: much of the exposition is classy but the material itself is not quite there.
I enjoyed the depictions of London, today and in the past: the glamour mixed with the seediness. The scenes of the ingenue arriving in the city are well depicted and move the story along. The film however does lose groundedness and momentum in the last third.
I kept wondering what Roman Polanski would have made of the material, and particularly how he would have strengthened the script. He has made a couple of films with similar themes. (Most people here have probably not heard of him). Even while realistically showing individuals descend into madness, his films always had a foot in believable reality.
This film loses that as mentioned. I'm wondering whether Mr Wright is better at the entertainment end of the spectrum. Can't wait to see Baby Driver 2.