It has been a while since I last saw a decent period piece so for that, I give this film due kudos. In the age of over-the-top special effects and studio favoured blockbusters a well made drama is hard to come by.
Hester (played by the ever astonishingly talented Rachel Weisz) is married to a stoic and brutally honest judge named William and though it is not entirely clear when their marriage went sour, Hester embarks on a torrid relationship with William's friend Freddie, a military man who has just returned from war. Somewhere along the line, Hester begins to realise that she might have very hopped from the frying pan into the fire by putting her secure marriage to her elderly hubby in jeopardy by having an affair with an incredibly childish man. That dilemma is where the film gets its title 'The Deep Blue Sea' from the saying "Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea".
Things I liked, the dewy camera view, the theatre-like dialogue delivery and stage-like performances by the actors. The land lady was a real scene-stealer. Things I did not like, the slow pace of the film and the polarising script. The first ten minutes of the film told a harrowing story highlighting infidelity without any words just set to music but sadly the rest of the film is spent trying to reflect on the brilliance of those first ten minutes.
The Oscar curse has not affected Weisz one bit, she has been a revelation with each new film she has done since winning an Academy Award for her role in 'The Constant Gardener' an equally brilliant film.
Hester (played by the ever astonishingly talented Rachel Weisz) is married to a stoic and brutally honest judge named William and though it is not entirely clear when their marriage went sour, Hester embarks on a torrid relationship with William's friend Freddie, a military man who has just returned from war. Somewhere along the line, Hester begins to realise that she might have very hopped from the frying pan into the fire by putting her secure marriage to her elderly hubby in jeopardy by having an affair with an incredibly childish man. That dilemma is where the film gets its title 'The Deep Blue Sea' from the saying "Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea".
Things I liked, the dewy camera view, the theatre-like dialogue delivery and stage-like performances by the actors. The land lady was a real scene-stealer. Things I did not like, the slow pace of the film and the polarising script. The first ten minutes of the film told a harrowing story highlighting infidelity without any words just set to music but sadly the rest of the film is spent trying to reflect on the brilliance of those first ten minutes.
The Oscar curse has not affected Weisz one bit, she has been a revelation with each new film she has done since winning an Academy Award for her role in 'The Constant Gardener' an equally brilliant film.