MESMERISING

Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu is a true genius of movie making, especially when it comes to photography and editing. This was acknowledged from the Academy as well with all major „oscars” going to his masterpiece 2014. drama-comedy „Birdman”.

Where Mexican director stopped with „Birdman”, he continued with „The Revenant”. Located in a vast exterior on northern US and Canada, this survival drama brought us even more ingenious camera from double „Oscar” laureate Emmanuel Lubezky and some really breathtaking action sequences and wide shots.

The script is in the background, consisting of standard segments: revenge, good and bad inside people, savagery. The thing that separates „The Revenant” from the classic western genre is that Inarritu finally succeeded in a century-long cinemamaker's dream, to totally whipe out the border between the viewer and the movie itself. And he did it without much CGI and expensive sets. He did it with his camera, his cuts, wide angle lenses and through fascinating roles achieved by Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy (almost a certain „Oscar”). The music is also minimal, as well as the dialogue itself, completing director's trademark full control of the entire flick that begins from the production, continues through the writing of the script and culminates with the leading place behind the camera.

„The Revenant” may easily be the most perfectly shot movie ever and definitely one of the best US flicks of 2015.

THE REVENANT - 9/10


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ART OF DARKNESS

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Alejandro Gonzales innaritu is the man of the cinema. Every single one of his flicks is a small masterpiece and ”Biutiful” doesn’t fail to achieve the greatness of its predecessors.

This time, the main role goes to the back streets of Barcelona and its inhabitants, Chinese and African immigrants fighting for survival. Amongst them is the terminally ill man (fantastic Javier Bardem) with the rare gift of seeing the dead ones before they go to the heavens.

Photography is just plain amazing and as with every good Mexican director (Del Torro, Cuaron), moments of horror are there as well. Script is just too heavy for a reiterative watching of this quality flick.

”Biutiful” is just another one of those Innaritu’s ”biutiful” movies.

BIUTIFUL - 8/10

MOVIEMAN

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Alejandro González Iñárritu is a remarkably talented man, whether you talk about cinematography, script or directing itself. He hadn’t made too many movies, but each and every one of them was a small masterpiece. So is the ”Birdman”.

In a really quality-poor movie year, Iñárritu has done it again, creating the most original American flick in years.

Everything about „Birdman” is fresh and different from the stale Hollywood mainstream.

Script is dynamic, creating real life characters that you can bond to. Casting is superb, with Keaton leading the way with the performance of his life. Ed Norton is that Ed Norton we have missed so much since ”Fight club” and his chemistry with Michael is one of the most magical moments in the entire story. Emma Stone, Naomi Watts and Zack Galifianakis support them all the way to the end. But good plot, explosive and witty dialogues and pristine acting aren’t Iñárritu's main weapon. No.

Greatest quality of ”Birdman” is its unique visual identity, rivalled this year only by ”Grand Budapest hotel”. Unlike Wes Anderson’s cartoonistic approach, Mexican director does it the old-fashion way. With his camera, surreally long cuts (first one is 53 (fifty-three) minutes long!) and intimate narrow frames. Final result is one of the most successful and lovable hybrids between theatre and cinema ever.

If there’s any sanity left in the members of the ”Academy”, ”Birdman” must harvest all the major ”Oscars” in February 2015. Giving the ”golden boy” for best male lead, best female support, best movie, best directing and best script to any other flick/director/actor/actresses would be a crime for a capital punishment. As well as a great injustice, both towards the film industry, and to the Alejandro ”Movieman” Iñárritu himself.

BIRDMAN - 10/10