What's the most YOU can do Edgar!
Rarely does a director announce a project that's so different from everything else he's done and his whole fanbase is totally on board. All of his other filmography up until this point has been winking at the audience about its references. While he isn't masking his references, it's done with a level of sincerity that is unusual in his filmography.
If you just want Anya Taylor Joy content like most of the world, she does it all here. She sings, and dances, and just looks great, as she's perfectly cast in her role as the foil to Thomasin Mckenzie. Wright also casts real-life legends of 60s London Terence Stamp, and the late Diana Rigg, who delivers a killer final performance.
I was surprised when I came to Letterboxd after my watch and found many of the top reviews trashing this film. One common criticism I'm seeing is that it is too glossy and polished to be one of the psychological thrillers it's trying to emulate. In my opinion that is entirely the point. The film is about how we reflect back on the past with such romanticism only to overlook the gross underbelly. I myself am obsessed with the Swinging London of the 60s, overlooking parts I'd like to overlook.
Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.
Podcast in the works :)
What's the most YOU can do Edgar!
Rarely does a director announce a project that's so different from everything else he's done and his whole fanbase is totally on board. All of his other filmography up until this point has been winking at the audience about its references. While he isn't masking his references, it's done with a level of sincerity that is unusual in his filmography.
If you just want Anya Taylor Joy content like most of the world, she does it all here. She sings, and dances, and just looks great, as she's perfectly cast in her role as the foil to Thomasin Mckenzie. Wright also casts real-life legends of 60s London Terence Stamp, and the late Diana Rigg, who delivers a killer final performance.
I was surprised when I came to Letterboxd after my watch and found many of the top reviews trashing this film. One common criticism I'm seeing is that it is too glossy and polished to be one of the psychological thrillers it's trying to emulate. In my opinion that is entirely the point. The film is about how we reflect back on the past with such romanticism only to overlook the gross underbelly. I myself am obsessed with the Swinging London of the 60s, overlooking parts I'd like to overlook.
Nostalgia is one hell of a drug.
Podcast in the works :)
