London Film Festival 2015 - day two - FILMALUATION

London Film Festival 2015 - day two

10/10/2015

Son of Saul

Retribution

SON OF SAUL ★★★★★
Utterly gripping. Exemplary filmmaking. Masterful use of depth of field and framing, allied to subject matter.

RETRIBUTION ★★☆☆☆
Stylish, but soap operatic high concept thriller. Moral too heavy-handed, and the plotting creaked.

THE PROGRAM ★★☆☆☆
Pedestrian. Leaden dialogue, and lacks insight. Contrast the compelling THE ARMSTRONG LIE.

THE DAUGHTER ★★★★★
"One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off," Chekhov.
Superbly calibrated drama.

ASSASSINATION ★★★★☆
Seriously fun South Korean period action movie. Doesn't match THE GOOD THE BAD THE WEIRD, but then what does?

The Program

The Daughter

Assassination

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