Much better than anticipated because of the reputation and how little it is ever mentioned.
I felt very engaged in the movie; the cast was amazing. I found myself very intrigued by the story of Claire Clairemont, as the actress Bel Powley was absolutely amazing in her role. Of course, Elle Fanning was incredible, unbelievable, and while I am fascinated by Mary's story, it wasn't the one that intrigued me the most, as the characters of Claire, Percy, and Lord Byron felt more complex and unclear. Mary felt slightly shallow, not her personality or the acting, but everything was so clearly put, nothing was really ambiguous, comparatively to Lord Byron, who, while disturbingly horrible, had some complexities and depth, like he might have been a horrible guy, but he had his moments of glimmers of good, and the chaotic nature of Byron was theatrical and fun. And Percy, a completely broken and deeply tourmented man, who seemingly would be a horrible person, but is portrayed better, and like he is pushing through his pain and trying his best to be a good person, even if he doesn't always succeed. And Claire, well, I don't even know what it was, but there was something.
But all in all, I liked the entire movie a lot.
Much better than anticipated because of the reputation and how little it is ever mentioned.
I felt very engaged in the movie; the cast was amazing. I found myself very intrigued by the story of Claire Clairemont, as the actress Bel Powley was absolutely amazing in her role. Of course, Elle Fanning was incredible, unbelievable, and while I am fascinated by Mary's story, it wasn't the one that intrigued me the most, as the characters of Claire, Percy, and Lord Byron felt more complex and unclear. Mary felt slightly shallow, not her personality or the acting, but everything was so clearly put, nothing was really ambiguous, comparatively to Lord Byron, who, while disturbingly horrible, had some complexities and depth, like he might have been a horrible guy, but he had his moments of glimmers of good, and the chaotic nature of Byron was theatrical and fun. And Percy, a completely broken and deeply tourmented man, who seemingly would be a horrible person, but is portrayed better, and like he is pushing through his pain and trying his best to be a good person, even if he doesn't always succeed. And Claire, well, I don't even know what it was, but there was something.
But all in all, I liked the entire movie a lot.