I was incredibly disappointed in this film - I had high hopes for the brothers Edgerton after seeing a couple of their short films over the years.
It's easy to see why "The Square" didn't reach an audience : a no name cast, who are pretty average (David Roberts one dimensional acting belongs in the cast of "Satisfaction" as a john), gummy cinematography and a dull plot of double crosses and turns that don't do more than serve as deus ex machina moments. It's sort of a case of "this happens ... then someone does this...then someone else does that...etc etc". It's a long way from being tense & involving.
This isn't the Coens. The script needed more work and the shooting style, whilst functional, doesn't create any cinema moments.It would be watchable on TV maybe, but not a movie you'd pay $16.50 to watch on a big screen.
Go and rent "Noise" on DVD instead.
It's easy to see why "The Square" didn't reach an audience : a no name cast, who are pretty average (David Roberts one dimensional acting belongs in the cast of "Satisfaction" as a john), gummy cinematography and a dull plot of double crosses and turns that don't do more than serve as deus ex machina moments. It's sort of a case of "this happens ... then someone does this...then someone else does that...etc etc". It's a long way from being tense & involving.
This isn't the Coens. The script needed more work and the shooting style, whilst functional, doesn't create any cinema moments.It would be watchable on TV maybe, but not a movie you'd pay $16.50 to watch on a big screen.
Go and rent "Noise" on DVD instead.