10th August, 2013.
Hmmm …
Yes, I think ‘Hmmm’ sums it up.
I’ll happily admit, I like catching movies, occasionally: and I like to try and make a point of trying to tell people about the ones I see, as well.
I’ll also happily admit that — like many people, I suspect — that a film has to have some form of appeal, to catch my eye.
I know some friends are keen on catching as much as possible, to deepen their knowledge of film: as an art, as much as anything else
Although, personally … ?
I’ll admit to being something of a philistine.
I want to see a movie I think I’m going to enjoy.
You want to see something arty … ?
Brentwood Library’s got pictures on some of its walls.
At ANY rate … ?
And possibly … ? Well, possibly, I’ve caught myself an art film that’s a bit too arty …
~≈Ω≈~
Set in an unspecified part of the world, at an unspecified time, the Benedek Fliegauf directed, <>
Clone sees Eva Green and Matt Smith* as childhood sweethearts, Rebecca and Thomas.
A pair of young, bright lovers, who are determined to follow Tommy’s plan to protest at a local biotech company.
Tragedy strikes, though, when — as they stop on the drive to the company’s headquarters — Tommy is hit, and killed, by a passing van.
And Rebecca … ? Rebecca, in her grief, decides to have him cloned.
And to carry the embryo to term, as the second Tommy’s mother.
~≈Ω≈~
Now …
Am I going to recommend Clone to you, or not … ?
I don’t know, frankly, if I can.
I personally feel that, were I to suggest renting a character-driven, emotional film about cloning, and the ethics of cloning, I think I’d be doing you and me a favour by telling you to see the Carey Mulligan flick, Never Let Me Go.
I felt the latter dealt with the subject in a far more satisfying way.
That’s not to say Clone is a complete no-hoper. Both Smith and Green put in sterling performances, the photography is delicious, and the scenery — long sandy beaches, for the most part — lovely.
Personally, though, I found those redeeming features were outweighed by the simple fact Clone is very — almost intolerably — slow paced.
It may be gorgeous.
But it could WELL do with a poke, to have gotten going.
Clone★☆☆☆
* To be fair, the reason I rented Clone, tonight … ? Was because it’s got Matt Smith and Eva Green in it. I happen to find Ms Green’s voice rather attractive: and wanted to see the talented Mr Smith in something other than Dr Who, before he left the role.
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