"Sometimes, inspiration is found in the most surprising places ... or people. In this cinematic adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, Scarlett Johansson stars as Griet, the young housemaid with a hidden appreciation for art who becomes the muse of Dutch master painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth), famous for capturing the luminosity and grace of women in their domestic setting."
Though I am a fan of both Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth, this movie was pretty slow and boring. My understanding is that the novel the movie is based on is an historical fiction of the possible story behind Vermeer's painting. The story was intriguing in that sense, but it just didn't draw me in. I did however appreciate the cinematography as it successfully captured the look and feel of Vermeer's Dutch genre art, as well as 17th century Holland. Overall though, it was just pretty boring.
Rating: * * */2 (that is 2 1/2 stars)
8 comments:
maybe you could list it as **.5?
i noticed that you give your rating at the end of the review. this makes perfect sense. but, in looking @ your rubric, i noticed that the 1 star rating tells me that i shouldn't even read the review. yet, to get to that point where the * is, i've probably already read the review.
it seems we have a conundrum.
Wah, Waaaah.
Don't worry Ed, if it's a one star, she'll just have a picture of the movie poster and that's it.
Oh, and the star below it.
if this got 2.5, charriots got 2, i wonder what will be a 1?
Yeah I think it will have to be unwatchable. I try to find some value in everything, so a 1 might be hard to find, but I am sure sooner or later.
you're too nice. somethings are worth a 1. probably more than most are willing to say.
Just rent any of the Ernest movies.
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