It’s safe to say that Direcor
Yorgoa Lanthimos’ The Favourite is in no way my favorite film of the year. In fact, except for some excellent
performances by Rachel Weitz and Olivia Colman, the film is too long, eventually
too boring and has a terrible ending.
Despite that, Olivia Colman
may earn a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Queen
Anne of England and Fiona Crombie could be nominated for Production Design.
The story involves two
cousins, (Weitz and Emma Stone) vying for the favor of the Queen. Both are reprehensible and, therefore, the
viewer doesn’t care who wins and gets tired of their bickering.
Cinematographer Robbie Ryan
uses some “fish-eye” wandering camera techniques that are out of touch with
time period and, therefore, annoying.
The constant vomiting of characters on screen is gross. And, after a while, the film seems a director’s
self-indulgence.
The more I think about it,
this is a film to skip.
Nevertheless, I give The
Favourite a 3.3 out of 5, mostly for the worthy performances of Weitz
and Colman.
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