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I just saw A Bigger Splash starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnson, an intrigue-at-the-beach movie that seemed perfect as the weather here warms.
I was so sure it would end ( spoiler ) -- but with just enough doubt to keep things suspenseful, you know? But then ( spoiler ) instead, and ( emotional reaction to that ).
Was it supposed to be a twist that ( spoiler )
Aside from that, they set up a Chekhov's gun that never went off and had a subplot involving black "migrants" that went nowhere except ( spoiler ). :/
The film is a remake of La Piscine/The Swimming Pool, which I never got around to seeing. I'm going to fix that now. Maybe it had a more masterful grasp of tension. Even from the little I know of the original, I wish A Bigger Splash had departed more from it.
Tilda was marvelous, though, as always, and beautiful, whether in all white in her island retreat or done up in glitter as a David Bowie rock star. Ralph Fiennes had a few very brave scenes. And the film had some things to say about communication and how words can get in the way.
ETA: Wow, it has a 90% positive critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I'll definitely be reading some of those reviews to see if I missed something or if we just disagree. ETA 2: Ah ha -- A+ agree with Village Voice, especially the last paragraph.
I was so sure it would end ( spoiler ) -- but with just enough doubt to keep things suspenseful, you know? But then ( spoiler ) instead, and ( emotional reaction to that ).
Was it supposed to be a twist that ( spoiler )
Aside from that, they set up a Chekhov's gun that never went off and had a subplot involving black "migrants" that went nowhere except ( spoiler ). :/
The film is a remake of La Piscine/The Swimming Pool, which I never got around to seeing. I'm going to fix that now. Maybe it had a more masterful grasp of tension. Even from the little I know of the original, I wish A Bigger Splash had departed more from it.
Tilda was marvelous, though, as always, and beautiful, whether in all white in her island retreat or done up in glitter as a David Bowie rock star. Ralph Fiennes had a few very brave scenes. And the film had some things to say about communication and how words can get in the way.
ETA: Wow, it has a 90% positive critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I'll definitely be reading some of those reviews to see if I missed something or if we just disagree. ETA 2: Ah ha -- A+ agree with Village Voice, especially the last paragraph.
