I almost never watch movies like these -- mega-drama releases during Oscar season. But in my first year reviewing on Letterboxd, movies like this appear so consistently in the "Popular with Friends" feed I find myself drawn to them.
And after forcing my self to watch PIeces of a Woman knowing I'd struggle, I think I'm going with my gut next time around.
I don't really have much to add to what's been said before. The birth scene is heart wrenching. The acting is phenomenal. Shia Lebouf's performance was so excellent I kept wanting to slap myself in the face reminding myself that he's a complete asshole.
But the bulk of the movie after the first act is just painful to sit through. Not because of the depressing subject matter. Nothing really gels.
Overall it felt like a jigsaw puzzle that was half completed.
And after forcing my self to watch PIeces of a Woman knowing I'd struggle, I think I'm going with my gut next time around.
I don't really have much to add to what's been said before. The birth scene is heart wrenching. The acting is phenomenal. Shia Lebouf's performance was so excellent I kept wanting to slap myself in the face reminding myself that he's a complete asshole.
But the bulk of the movie after the first act is just painful to sit through. Not because of the depressing subject matter. Nothing really gels.
Overall it felt like a jigsaw puzzle that was half completed.