This film has aged badly. A lot about the directing and style feels very archaic and twee.
As a film however, it is also extremely dull. This was labelled as a 'thriller'. I literally cannot imagine a film less thrilling than this one. Seriously, Tree of Life is more of a thriller than this.
This film is very, very slow. The cinematography and production is very dull, grey and solemn. There is no humour whatsoever. There is basically zero 'action' apart from one short and subdued scene. There is no psychological or emotional tension. The story is largely predictable except for the last 2 minutes, but it doesn't go far enough to make the previous 2 hours with it.
I can see how some comic book and superhero fans might have a soft spot for it as it is different to your usual superhero origin story, but I get annoyed when films are promoted as something they are clearly not.
This is not a thriller.
It is a slow paced, solemn, superhero drama.
As a film however, it is also extremely dull. This was labelled as a 'thriller'. I literally cannot imagine a film less thrilling than this one. Seriously, Tree of Life is more of a thriller than this.
This film is very, very slow. The cinematography and production is very dull, grey and solemn. There is no humour whatsoever. There is basically zero 'action' apart from one short and subdued scene. There is no psychological or emotional tension. The story is largely predictable except for the last 2 minutes, but it doesn't go far enough to make the previous 2 hours with it.
I can see how some comic book and superhero fans might have a soft spot for it as it is different to your usual superhero origin story, but I get annoyed when films are promoted as something they are clearly not.
This is not a thriller.
It is a slow paced, solemn, superhero drama.