While the performance of Geoffrey Rush is amazing as usual, the rest of the cast just falls flat. The "twist ending" can be seen from a mile away, and it's simply way too removed from common sense to actually surprise you. Is it a romance movie? Crime, mystery? Who knows! Just put it in every genre and fool the viewer.
Aesthetically the movie looks gorgeous, as it should be since it's a movie that revolves around art, but the characters are impossible to believe. From instantly cured agoraphobic chicks to Mary Sue english engineers, nobody is remotely believable.
The main character, as I said, is played flawlessly, but the script is just all over the place - I mean, he's supposed to be extremely observant, yet he can't figure out what's going on. Not to mention, the automaton plot is completely unnecessary: you can pretty much remove it and it won't change the movie at all. Red herring at its best.
You will end up with more questions than answers. Watch it if you like paintings.
Aesthetically the movie looks gorgeous, as it should be since it's a movie that revolves around art, but the characters are impossible to believe. From instantly cured agoraphobic chicks to Mary Sue english engineers, nobody is remotely believable.
The main character, as I said, is played flawlessly, but the script is just all over the place - I mean, he's supposed to be extremely observant, yet he can't figure out what's going on. Not to mention, the automaton plot is completely unnecessary: you can pretty much remove it and it won't change the movie at all. Red herring at its best.
You will end up with more questions than answers. Watch it if you like paintings.