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Top Movies - Brooklyn Review (Spoiler Free) - Movie Reviews Sites
article2016 Reviews,A lovely and adorable motion-picture, Brooklynmay not be perfect but sees a fantastic performance by Saoirse Ronan and one of the best costume designs in a period drama.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Crowley
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson,
Jim Broadbent, Fiona Glascott and Jane Brennan.
Jim Broadbent, Fiona Glascott and Jane Brennan.
Run Time: 111 min.
US Release: 25 November 2015
UK Release: 06 November 2015
German Release: 21 January 2016
Brooklyn was not really on my “watch” list, but after having read all the positive reviews and heard about the multiple Oscar nominations, I was really curious as to how this historical period drama, playing in the 1950’s, would turn out to be. Brooklyn is based on the 2009 novel of the same name, written by Irish author Colm Tóibín and winner of the 2009 Costa Novel Award. To say the truth, I was quite surprised at how much I liked this movie but at the same time shocked that it earned that amount of stellar reviews, because it was not a “perfect” film.
The story revolves around a young Irish girl named Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), whose older sister Rose (Fiona Glascott) arranges for her to leave the small town of Enniscorthy and move to Brooklyn, New York where she is supposed to finally build a life for herself. At first awfully homesick, Eilis soon falls in love with the local boy Tony (Emory Cohen) but when she obtains disastrous news from Ireland, she needs to choose between her home and her heart.
Brooklyn is an incredible sweet and innocent motion picture that focuses on the pureness of Eilis and her growing as a character. It is also a love tale about two persons that come from different worlds, which turn into a menace for their growing attachment. This movie also manages to capture the 50’s setting spot on like no other period drama set in that time, but what really astonished me is how small and calm this film is and at the same time it has a good pace and time management.
On the other hand, the first half of the film suffered some mild blandness due to the lack of emotion (other than a little sadness) emitted by the main character and the fact that she is unable to stand up for her own believes and dreams, but rather lets others decide about her life. Once Emory Cohen’s persona is introduced along the second half of the story though, this period piece manages to turn interesting.
Brooklyn also had some problems with character development and this is a reason why I did not feel as attached to the main personas as I should have. It is not until the last 20 minutes or so, that Eilis finally shows how much she has changed since her moving to New York and it was at that moment I finally felt an emotional bond to her.
Saoirse Ronan manages to portray Eilis’ young and timid being very well, but I wished for a little more insight about what was going on in her head, when others made decisions about her future. I did like Ronan as a protagonist and I did feel sorry when life strikes down her luck, but she also managed to annoy me quite a bit by looking mopey most of the time (even when she was happy). I also thought that while Ronan did a good job at displaying her characters homesickness, the movie skipped through that episode a little too fast.
Emory Cohen and Domhnall Gleeson did both a great job and made for very impressive side characters, especially Cohen who gave a stellar performance as the friendly and sensitive Italian-American Tony.
Even the cinematography had few flaws at times. The movie was occasionally very bright, which made the film look artificial, especially during the outside early scenes on the outside deck of the ship. Other than that though, it was a beautiful looking romantic drama with extraordinary costume design fantastic and shot with a special lens, that made for pale looking colours that gave Brooklyn a very realistic mid 20th century feeling.
Verdict: Brooklyn managed to surprise me in a very positive way and although I don’t believe it is as good as most of the critiques made it out to be, I do believe that it is a must see in cinemas! The film features great performances by Ronan, Cohen and Gleeson, as well as having a solid cinematography and realistic costume design. It also has some issues though, which might strike a nerve with some of the viewers, other than that I highly recommend this movie and give it an 8 out of 10.
What is your opinion of this historic period drama? Did you see it? Leave a comment below and let men know what you thought. My next review will be for Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight that is being released this Thursday in cinemas all around Germany. So expect it either this Thursday or Friday, depending on my schedule.
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