City Connect Reviews Cosmopolis
I just LOVE Eric Wood of City Connect’s review of Cosmopolis. What wonderful praise. Â I’ve included some of my favourite parts in the excerpts below with highlighted sections my emphasis.
…Considering all this, Cosmopolis moves at a surprisingly slow pace. Characters come and go from the limo (where the majority of the film takes place), after having conversations with Packer that make up scenes that last ten minutes. The final scene in the film when Packer confronts his homicidal ex-employee lasts almost twenty minutes. This is quite a daring thing to do, and should only really be done if the script is particularly superb, which in this case it certainly is. Cronenberg for the most part keeps the awkward and bizarrely crafted dialogue used in DeLillo’s novel. The characters speak in almost Pinter-esque ways, with a strange structure that pretty much strips it of all emotion.
…Even the characters themselves come across as artificial beings. Robert Pattinson gives the best performance of his career as the mega rich Eric Packer. For want of a better analogy, Pattinson turns Packer into this vamperic character, who doesn’t react to anything that happens around him. He’s completely cut off emotionally, as are the rest of the characters. But in the case of Pattinson’s performance, it is more highlighting the soullessness of people who benefit the most from capitalism.
…Many people have criticised the film for not being emotionally engaging, but on the whole it does seem the point of Cronenberg’s film. He doesn’t want you to empathise with Packer, he wants you to see what the world is like around him, and try and figure out how it all connects to his own path of self-destruction. It is a superbly slick and stylish film, with a great cast led by the superb Robert Pattinson, and a truly unique script. Cronenberg tackles the difficult questions about capitalism, and with great intelligence and originality, leaves the audience with just enough room to try and figure out what is going on for themselves. In my opinion, the best film of 2012 so far.
😀 Â just love love love hearing Rob & the film praised like this. Only 17 days to go for us here in Australia. Â I’ve said this a million times I know, but I just cannot wait to see Rob as Eric & the film with my very own eyes. Â So excited, so so very excited. To read the review in full, click on the link at the top of the post.
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17 days WOOOHOOOO, can’t wait
Maria
I love that there doesn’t seem to be a middle ground for Cosmopolis – you either love or hate it. To me that’s far better than indecision because it’s a reaction rather than complacency if you understand what I mean.
And the people who seem to be making the positive comments tend to look at the whole picture and understand the underlying theme rather than attacking the dialogue, actor or director.
Anyway each to his own I’ll be making up my own mind in 17 days that’s for sure
Sue
I find it hard to express how much I’m looking forward to seeing this film, which frightens me a little, as though I’ve pumped it up in my mind to an impossible, completely unattainable level. But then I read another review like this, and my whole body reacts ~ I truly can’t wait for it to be ‘my’ turn….. 17 days to go …..
Thanks Michelle. A great find.
Cindy
I am so over movies full of cgi and. Special. Effects. Okay you may have to have some in them but when
the whole movie relies. On that to entertain you no thanks bores. Me. Silly. I am so looking. Forward. To this movie. Not only. Because. I love David. Cronenberg. and Rob. Of course. But I don’t. quite. know. How. To explain it but to say I just ‘got it ‘. A great review. Judged. On its merits. That’s all. We ask. Thanks. Michelle
Cindy
The book. I meant in case I confused. anyone. Lol.
Vicky
Love reading these reviews!!!! Love that there are people willing to be open minded and judge on merit!!! Love that you shared this with us!!! Thanks Michelle.
Carmel
I loved the book too Cindy. I am really IN LOVE with the book. The language and ideas excite me. I love that DC has kept the dialogue and built his movie around it.
Rob and the English language already go together so well. The anticipation waiting to see what he does with Delillo under David’s guardianship is pure pleasure and pain. Reviews like this just add to the suspense
Thanks Michelle