Lazy Film Critic Movie Reviews
A Bigger Splash
Okay so this is a film I've been looking forward to for a while now. It took some time getting to Calgary, but it's finally here. A Bigger Splash is the latest film from Italian director Luca Guadagnino, and it stars Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson, and Matthias Schoenaerts. The film follows a rock star and her husband on vacation in Italy, when suddenly an old friend and his daughter show up, and as is the norm with films like this, shenanigans ensue.
With a cast like that, I have to talk about the acting here. Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes are both seasoned actors, and they're both as good as ever. Ralph Fiennes gives one of his more comedic and surprisingly energetic performances I've seen from him. Tilda Swinton gives a solid emotionally driven performance, and what's interesting is that she doesn't say much in the movie but still managed to convey emotions and deliver a solid performance. Dakota Johnson was a factor here I was a bit worried about going into this movie, what with the only other major film she's done being Fifty Shades of Grey. And if you ask me, if her performance in A Bigger Splash proves anything, it's that Fifty Shades of Grey was not her fault. It's not exactly an oscar worthy performance, but it's still pretty solid.
A lot of what makes A Bigger Splash work is the writing, this film has one of the best scripts of the year so-far. Less so in the plot, which If I'm being honest kind of lost me towards the end. I'm talking about the dialogue, which is really a credit to both the script and the actors. The dialogue in this movie just flows, it's remarkable how natural and how real it all feels. Especially in the pitch perfect first act of this movie.
What makes A Bigger Splash special, especially amongst this weekends other release, X-Men Apocalypse, is that this movie knows how to create balance between drama and comedy. This isn't an easy task, and although more movies do it well nowadays, this movie is a prime and perfect example of tonal balance. This movie knows when to have Ralph Fiennes throw in a comedic line, and it also knows when to keep things quiet and simple and let the audience enjoy a meaningful moment. And most of all, this movie does something I almost never see in recent films, it respects its audience. I'm not talking about just being a movie, this movie takes the audience seriously. It's kind of hard to describe, but if you see the movie I feel like you'll know what I'm talking about.
Final Rating
Is A Bigger Splash for everyone? No, absolutely not. This film is really risque, and I can see someone finding it boring. However, for me, I really enjoyed this movie. The performances are great, the soundtrack is fantastic, the script is magnificent, and the cinematography is beautiful. The only issue I could see people having with this movie was the one issue I had, which was the third act, which just kinda fell flat and honestly felt a bit rushed. Despite that, The Bigger Splash is a great movie, and one that I think you should all go see.
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