Beautiful images but at the end of the movie I wondered why Mike Leigh made it. I did not feel I got to know Turner at all. I learned nothing about what made Turner paint the way he did, what inspired him, or where his genius came from.
I never felt that I could see past Mr. Spall into the character he was portraying. I was watching a good actor act instead of being drawn into the character of Turner. His performance is flat and unchanging from scene to scene, except for one scene where he inexplicably breaks down for some reason that is never explained. The man seemed completely without any passion.
The rest of the performances reminded me of the Alastair Sims version of The Christmas Carol. Over the top "Victorian" but not unpleasant.
The movie is beautiful but the colourist should have received a bigger credit. He did a lot of the work to achieve the look of the film. Hopefully if the photographer wins any awards he will mention him.
I gave it a 7 because it is very well made, but I left the theatre disappointed at the emptiness of it.
I never felt that I could see past Mr. Spall into the character he was portraying. I was watching a good actor act instead of being drawn into the character of Turner. His performance is flat and unchanging from scene to scene, except for one scene where he inexplicably breaks down for some reason that is never explained. The man seemed completely without any passion.
The rest of the performances reminded me of the Alastair Sims version of The Christmas Carol. Over the top "Victorian" but not unpleasant.
The movie is beautiful but the colourist should have received a bigger credit. He did a lot of the work to achieve the look of the film. Hopefully if the photographer wins any awards he will mention him.
I gave it a 7 because it is very well made, but I left the theatre disappointed at the emptiness of it.