Review of The Goldfinch (2019) by Evela — 18 Sep 2019
I greatly enjoyed this. I read at least 20 highly negative reviews- & agree with them all! But it's still a good movie! The critics overdid it. And killed it before anyone even saw it! For my negatives, read the reviews.
But it has smooth, realistic dialogue, good casting & acting- Kidman is always a joy; young Pippa a delight; & all the kids- and Finn is worth the price of admission!
(Ansel IS Theo, just not quite fully brought to life). Jeffrey Wright is so warm & real, you'll like him (-altho- if you read the book- not Hobie).
If you like a literary feel, if you like kids in movies, if you like atmospheric beauty & color in movies, & atmospheric music;.
Creative cinematography & settings (such as aerial view of a desert community of foreclosed houses), & nice acting; or, if you read the book (I did)- you'll prob like this.
The (admittedly, problematic) faults do not break it. The movie works. There is much pleasure there. The critics graded as if it broke.
I read that Warner Bros thinks it's the audiences that don't like literary movies. Why don't they realize, it was the critics that killed it, before it was out of the stable. Tell Warner Bros. we like these movies.
This review of The Goldfinch (2019) was written by Evela on 18 September 2019.
The Goldfinch has generally received positive reviews.
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