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1.5/4
"Cosmopolis" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 04/08/2015
A corporate executive travels the city in search of a haircut while the fabric of capitalist society disintegrates around him. David Cronenberg has always been a purveyor of the existential crisis and here he turns his attention to global capitalism in this satire of the new corporate aristocracy. "Satire" is perhaps a strong word as the film is really just a rather heavy handed analogy of neoliberalism as a stone faced Pattinson travels through the city in his untouchable corporate bubble while the "little people" tear themselves apart. It's a subject I personally find very interesting but I found the forced dialogue, affected performances and drama-devoid plot unbearably pretentious and dull. Cronenberg is clearly attempting a financial "Crash", but without any human connections at all …
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3.5/4
Cosmopolis review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/28/2012
Two quotes that almost symbolizes the premise of the film:"I'm looking for more." and "Life is... too contemporary." Definitely acquired taste and fans of the director's style. It's one of the best paced as well. A very wealthy Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) is moving around Manhattan to have a haircut with a high tech limousine and bodyguard. Definitely the director's well paced film with subtle touches of skillful directing. Communication is the key to enjoying this film, the rest would follow, which you can feel in every excellently executed movie. Surprisingly you see a different Pattinson, sincere and maddening which fits the role. A few scene stealing moments were the conversations in the final scene with Giamatti and with Samantha Morton (Vija, Eric’s chief …
