critically acclaimed

no YOU'RE a biopic

Marie Antoinette-
oh biopics how i am virtually indifferent about you. yet, i still got my butt to the theater this past weekend to watch Sofia Coppola's retelling of the doomed French queen played by waify Kirsten Dunst. i was excited for the film because of my pure love for Lost in Translation and Coppola's unbelievable talent as a director. at first glance the movie looks amazing. shot on location in Versailles it sparkles with glitz, glamour and enough things French to make me want my girlfriend to throw on a corset. yet there were a lot of things about this movie a liked and lot i didn't.

i can see why this movie has polarized a lot of the critics in the blogosphere world. to sum it up in a simple way i liked it but there were some problems. instead of choosing to focus on politics she decided on the simple way of life. ultimately a better choice but also made things kinda dry and slow. the absolute absence of plot (which doesn't bother me) makes some parts of this film tiresome. there isn't anything of substance till about an hour and 15ish into the thing. the ending was rushed and thrown together to include the important historical landmarks and pitfalls of the queen.

yet, i can't sit and bash it openly because it is a good film in theory. by far the best actor/scene stealer is my go to favorite Jason Schwartzmann. he is dry and so darn funny in his virtual ineptitude of lovemaking/king doing stuff. one scene where him and dunst are having dinner for the first time and she asks him if he likes keys and he simply says "yes" and keeps eating. perfectly acted hilarious scene. there are a lot of gems of innocence and debauchery throughout this film. i think dunst was boring at time and kind of flat but ultimately i don't think anyone else could have done the job. the supoorting cast does a good job with what they are given and all in all it is an interesting film to watch. it was boring at times but that doesn't mean you shouldn't watch it to make your own opinion. just for the pure fact that dunst is half naked throughout much of whole film and Sofia Coppola is absolutely amazing as a director and writer. that right there was enough for me to go see it.

posted by critically acclaimed @ 12:25 PM