I've never seen a film that sounded so much like it was written by a precocious teenager.
Nicklpool's Patent Cosmopolator.
A line from Cosmopolis every time - select one from each category:
a) The future / Society / Our generation / My cat
b) is eating / must reconfigure / will die screaming without / needs to kill
c) its technology / the blood of this car / our script / a haircut
Over to you.
I got maybe 45 minutes in, and I was thinking the same thing. It almost reminded me of the roundabout dialogue of 'Brick' more than anything, but at least that dialogue wasn't trying to sound pretentious, but pay homage to the whole 'noir film' styling. But this...
It made me feel like I would rather enjoy the book. There were lines in the movie I did like for their insight and their ability to make me repeat and tease out the minor philosophical jargon, and strangely, I enjoyed the line, 'Why do we call them airports?' Or the scene with his obsession of buying Rothko chapel/cathedral, etc.
It did have an aim, I think, and even 45 minutes in, I would be able to say what it was getting at- all that post-post-modern *beep* of blurring the lines of present and the past- but the dialogue still was horrendous.
I'm thinking that David Cronenberg is nearly 70 years old; and that this film is almost certain proof that he's well-past his prime. It happens to everyone in every respect--if you live long enough. This film is powerfully, shockingly bad--even with all of Cronenberg's long-standing collaborators, and some great actors doing cameo-like roles...
shareI made it through the whole thing. I'm no quitter.
I have no idea why though.
ARGH! What a terrible movie!
The dialogue was stifling! Geesh!
I thought it would certainly get better, but it did not. And then the final credits began.
Anyone remember the Golden Age of Cronenberg? Scanners, The Brood, Rabid, his excellent adaptation of The Dead Zone, The Fly (brilliant!), and Dead Ringers. Crash must have been a fluke - I just found that film really fascinating. Each to their own, I guess. The rest of his output has been cold, show-off intellectualism. Meh.
They seem to be films for exercising actors, not any kind of audience.
And I only lasted 10 minutes wading in this crap...my fault.
Approx 40 mins for me. I quite liked the story line description but what a let down. I almost always finish films through
shareIn the written medium language can be very easily misconstrued so please believe me that I am asking this question with sincerity: Did you understand the film?
shareI tried. I lasted 20 minutes the first time it was on my movie channel. It is currently on now and I lasted about 45 minutes before quiting for good. What a piece of shiat movie this is. It might have been better if Pattinson had a better ear for how to say his lines properly. He seemed like he was trying but doesn't have the acting chops to pull it off.
shareI lasted 15. Had already heard it was bad but watched it for Robert Pattinson then remembered how ugly he is and this story moreso.
sharecongratulations!you saved your time wisely.
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