I suppose it's pointless to look to a movie to learn anything anymore,
especially one as brutal and pointless as The Pledge. This is not to say
that it's not well done- it's very well crafted (if a bit indulgent) and
filled with fantastic acting from the Love Boat of ensemble casts.
Nicholson gives one of his finest performances here, as does Robin
Wright. Redgrave and Rourke suprise as always, but I was a little
disappointed with Aaron Eckhart and Costas Mandylor, I felt they were
miscast (or cast because of their looks in a movie that clearly doesn't
CARE about looks). The story itself is Camus-esque, which I like up to a
certain point- but I felt the ending unresolved and kind of a let down.
This may be why the French love it so much, but I'd rather leave the
theater feeling like I've learned something more than "life is brutal
and random and sometimes nothing good comes of it". Tough going, but
well made.
especially one as brutal and pointless as The Pledge. This is not to say
that it's not well done- it's very well crafted (if a bit indulgent) and
filled with fantastic acting from the Love Boat of ensemble casts.
Nicholson gives one of his finest performances here, as does Robin
Wright. Redgrave and Rourke suprise as always, but I was a little
disappointed with Aaron Eckhart and Costas Mandylor, I felt they were
miscast (or cast because of their looks in a movie that clearly doesn't
CARE about looks). The story itself is Camus-esque, which I like up to a
certain point- but I felt the ending unresolved and kind of a let down.
This may be why the French love it so much, but I'd rather leave the
theater feeling like I've learned something more than "life is brutal
and random and sometimes nothing good comes of it". Tough going, but
well made.