Cracks left me with mixed feelings. On the plus side, I kept thinking about the film after it ended. On the negative side, I kept thinking about things that felt not quite right.
The film feels long and a bit predictable in the second half, but the character dynamics are interesting and the cinematography is beautiful.
I was particularly impressed by Juno Temple. The other young actresses are good too - it's fascinating to watch the group mentality. Eva Green seems to be cultivating and sticking to her signature sexy, vulnerable, charismatic style. Her eyes look more enormous than ever and her performance is theatrical. I think I was hoping for more subtlety.
I guess that's the thing about the entire film. It plays at subtlety but really it's quite obvious. Like in the scene where Di consoles a crying Miss G., after the Fiamma incident, I wanted just a fleeting glimpse of the calculated mania in Miss. G.'s eyes, not a drawn out shot.
The film feels long and a bit predictable in the second half, but the character dynamics are interesting and the cinematography is beautiful.
I was particularly impressed by Juno Temple. The other young actresses are good too - it's fascinating to watch the group mentality. Eva Green seems to be cultivating and sticking to her signature sexy, vulnerable, charismatic style. Her eyes look more enormous than ever and her performance is theatrical. I think I was hoping for more subtlety.
I guess that's the thing about the entire film. It plays at subtlety but really it's quite obvious. Like in the scene where Di consoles a crying Miss G., after the Fiamma incident, I wanted just a fleeting glimpse of the calculated mania in Miss. G.'s eyes, not a drawn out shot.