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2012 |
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DRAMA
SCIENCE FICTION
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France/ Canada/ Portugal/ Italy |
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C |
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109 |
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A stupefying bore.
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Reviewed by Chris Tookey
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Canadian auteur David Cronenberg can make intelligent, accessible films, as proven by A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. But here comes his most tedious picture yet worse even than M.Butterfly, which sent audiences to sleep in 1993.
Ive seen Cosmopolis described as horror sci-fi, but its audience-grabbing potential could hardly be further away from Alien, or indeed Cronenbergs grisly remake of The Fly.
This is an agonizingly pretentious, wordy account of a rich, vapid American (Robert Pattinson, pictured) crossing New York in a limo and having didactic encounters with various non-characters played by the likes of Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton and Paul Giamatti.
Based on a Don DeLillo novel, its suffused with generalised contempt for Cyber-Capitalism. Less a searing indictment than a bad-tempered, incomprehensible rant, its turgid enough to test the patience of Ken Loach.
The suicidally mannered performances reek of actorish self-regard. Devoid of meaning, dialogue that rings true or anything resembling plausible drama, this is the antithesis of entertainment.
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