I approached this film with a sense of scepticism and was happy to switch it off any moment I thought it was pretentious style over substance or became boring/strange/contrives. Though to my pleasant surprise, I became drawn into it and found it highly original.
It is set in the 1960s and certainly has a style and feel that is unique, but that didn't overshadow a rather curious storyline with fitting, well crafted dialogue that completed the picture, so to speak.
It is fair to say that it has a good dose of fantasy about it, but there is emotional depth to the relationships between all the characters; and while the concurrent subplots could arguably be far fetched, you do feel like you're in a really enjoyable suspension of disbelief, meaning that you don't find the need to stand back and pick out it's improbabilities. I was hesitant and being a best picture academy award winning film, I went in expecting something different to what I saw. I would watch again and would recommend, though it is an adult film!
Very good, great cinematography too and I was impressed. Honestly I think it's a fair winner of a best picture Oscar that year, though not one of the best films I ever seen. Just a great production from original material.
It is set in the 1960s and certainly has a style and feel that is unique, but that didn't overshadow a rather curious storyline with fitting, well crafted dialogue that completed the picture, so to speak.
It is fair to say that it has a good dose of fantasy about it, but there is emotional depth to the relationships between all the characters; and while the concurrent subplots could arguably be far fetched, you do feel like you're in a really enjoyable suspension of disbelief, meaning that you don't find the need to stand back and pick out it's improbabilities. I was hesitant and being a best picture academy award winning film, I went in expecting something different to what I saw. I would watch again and would recommend, though it is an adult film!
Very good, great cinematography too and I was impressed. Honestly I think it's a fair winner of a best picture Oscar that year, though not one of the best films I ever seen. Just a great production from original material.