Often, I will watch a film because of the actors. With Tom Ford, I will watch a film because he directed it. The fact that such terrific actors as Colin Firth and Julianne Moore are in it is a huge bonus. The story, about a gay man coming to terms with age, mortality and life after his partner dies, is not necessarily what I'd usually choose to follow. And yet such is the talent on display here, it is a really 'easy' watch - in that it all seems so effortlessly stylish, heart-felt and real, it takes no effort at all to be sucked into the drama. Really effective music too.
The story could be described as thin, but that doesn't matter when Ford guides us through the day-to-day life of George (Firth), superficially uptight and distant but privately more playful and open. His wonderfully bored rich friend Charley (Julianne Moore) is very watchable too - so much money and beauty, but so listless, her only excitement is at the bottom of a bottle.
Stylish and without the need for huge spectacle to move us, the ending is truly touching. My score is 8 out of 10.
The story could be described as thin, but that doesn't matter when Ford guides us through the day-to-day life of George (Firth), superficially uptight and distant but privately more playful and open. His wonderfully bored rich friend Charley (Julianne Moore) is very watchable too - so much money and beauty, but so listless, her only excitement is at the bottom of a bottle.
Stylish and without the need for huge spectacle to move us, the ending is truly touching. My score is 8 out of 10.