poetry and power

Adrien Brody brings such soul to this movie, his character's troubled life, his choices and reactions, his art, the quiet power of his intelligence and point of view move the twists and turns of the story along with growing connection to this human being--his fate, family and companions, passions, commitments . I didn't want the movie to end, but also needed to see how this man's life resolved. I cared when ongoing oppositions crossed him, how he faced them, the developing complications pulling me in slowly and inexorably. I loved Brody's magnetic face and work; I will watch this movie more than once or twice.

Good movie when you're relaxed and contemplative. It builds slowly, and the characters become deep, become true. The climax strikes, a searing jarring bolt that registers how the main character feels. How out of the blue, some unexpected event can truly change the whole sense of what living is and make the scenery along the way go to another dimension. Change you completely.