Sam Mendes is such an odd case as a "name" director. He gets my attention and makes me interested in whatever film he's working on, but then I look at his IMDb and the gulf between his hits and his misses is soooooo wide. Sad to hear this wasn't one of the hits.
Sadder about The Whale, but I've been skeptical about that one for a while.
I even liked Noah...and I loved Mother!. Looks like he's working with Leto again in his next film, Adrift...now I'm afraid of that one, too. :( I hope he didn't peak with Black Swan...
Sam Mendes is such an odd case as a "name" director. He gets my attention and makes me interested in whatever film he's working on, but then I look at his IMDb and the gulf between his hits and his misses is soooooo wide. Sad to hear this wasn't one of the hits.
Sadder about The Whale, but I've been skeptical about that one for a while.
"Aronofsky’s worst film to date"
"If only a different movie followed that opening scene"
this is the most disappointing review day since The Reveal launched
Empire of Light - while extremely pretty and well-acted - felt like a color-by-numbers Baby's First Pander to the Academy.
I even liked Noah...and I loved Mother!. Looks like he's working with Leto again in his next film, Adrift...now I'm afraid of that one, too. :( I hope he didn't peak with Black Swan...