Comments on: ‘A Single Man’ Review

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:09:53 +0000

This film, although I am glad it was made, had nothing fresh. If not for the fact that gay leading male protagonists are basically vacant from more mainstream American cinema, this film would fall by the wayside.

Tom Ford’s idea of making a film is caught up in the notion of art cinema passe. From the intrusive guy sitting on toilet, to his forced and boring visual motifs (the saturation changes, water as life/death, white outs).

A number of the actors are also less than spectacular. This is a problem when most of these characters have 10 seconds to win us with their charisma. In fact the only actors keeping this film together are Moore and Firth. Sure it has style, but it’s Tom Ford, that should be easy, what the film lacks is anything beyond that. It has it’s moments, but overall it leaves one bored. Not the good kind of bored, where the filmmaker challenges both the viewer and film in the hopes of expanding cinematic boundaries, but the kind that leaves you wondering if there’s really anything here beyond this pile of stuff. Definitely a step forward in queer cinema, but a stagnant step in everything else.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:06:38 +0000

the movie looked great, sounded great and felt great. for a first film it was very confident and beautifully made. but I wanted to leave liking the movie more and couldn’t help but feel a little left out in the cold with a little too much distance between the characters and the audience, it just had one too many slow motion poetic moments that kept me from really getting engaged with the characters. Aside form them it is so much better than most movies out there and really was a beautiful movie.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:41:48 +0000

I loved this film too! Oh to live a 60′s Los Angeles designed by Tom Ford!

There was a really great interview with Tom Ford last night on NPR’s Fresh Air. He talks about the film and also about his views on advertising, branding, and fashion. In the last half he discusses the objectification of women and what it says about where we are culturally.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121405891

By: Chris Leeuw

Chris Leeuw — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:40:31 +0000

I’ve been looking forward to seeing this for some time. Unfortunately, being that I live in the lamest and coldest city in North America (http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Edmonton+breaks+weather+record/2336460/story.html) , this movie’s a long ways off for me.

(Confidentially, I couldn’t even find a torrent)

By: B+S Notes—December 15, 2009

B+S Notes—December 15, 2009 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:12:34 +0000

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