Movie #35 Carol 2015
Two women fall in love in 1950s New York. Director Todd Hayes takes it audience threw the emotional ranger in his latest drama. He never over romanticizes things, in fact he wises choices to down play things, the films cold color palette is perfectly matches the tragic love affair of the film. Cate Blanchett gives a power house performance and deserves to win the Oscar for her role as the titular character. Equally good is Rooney Mara and the two play off each other very well. My only complaint is the film is overly long and starts getting into pretentious i.e the lovemaking scene which was more than cliche. Over all a good film but sadly it drags. Not sure i`d run right out to buy this but it is well acted and directed film none the less.
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