January 11, 2009

Savage Grace

I think this film was unfairly maligned. I can see many people, lots and lots and lots of them, including film critics, not liking this. It's a disturbing story about unpleasant people. But that said, it's very well made. The performances by Julianne Moore and Stephen Dillane are both strong, and even though it was made on a fairly low budget it looks gorgeous. The director, who made Swoon back in the early 1990's, does good work. It's visually interesting. The score's lovely. All in all, as a piece of craft, it's well done. Now, true, it's about people who you aren't likely to like, and who do some terrible and unpleasant things. So I hesitate to recommend it. But I think it's a good movie, though I understand why some wouldn't like it.

Posted by armand at January 11, 2009 05:14 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies


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