r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Going to the library to try and find some books about trucks • Dec 22 '23
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Summary:
This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Director:
Bradley Cooper
Writers:
Bradley Cooper, Josh Singer
Cast:
- Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre
- Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein
- Matt Bomer as David Oppenheim
- Vincenzo Amato as Bruno Zirato
- Greg Hildreth as Isaac
- Michael Urie as Jerry Robbins
- Brian Klugman as Aaron Copland
Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Metacritic: 77
VOD: Netflix
184 Upvotes
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u/inksmudgedhands Dec 24 '23
This movie made me want to reach for my inhaler. Yeah, I knew they smoked a ton back then and Cooper was trying to be time accurate but, sheesh, the amount of smoking was borderline silly.
I found myself drifting in and out of this movie. The story was dull. The pacing was not there. But I have to give Cooper points for trying things with the camera. He is still new at directing and I see him wanting to stretch his legs. I do like how he frames his scenes like theater stage sets where every inch counts. There is such a depth to many of his shots. Many new and established directors don't do that any more. It's a very old way of filming a movie and something that I miss. It's very Orson Wells meets Billy Wilder with a touch of Hitchcock and early Kubrick.
I want to see more movies from him. He has talent. It's just this story didn't wow me at all. He needs to find that right script and then we will see something really special from him.