Well, I love movies. Even many bad movies. This movie...hard to like.
Not because of the story-line, which was supposed to be "daring" sexually. Not because of Jack Huston who is fantastic in period piece movies. He just has an air of another era about him.
But, because of Mena Suvari. Sure, she is cute, and a decent actress, but she had NO chemistry with Jack Huston. And her speech? She sounded like she was acting, almost like reading a book out loud. She was not believable as a wealthy seductive world traveler.
If it had been a few years back, I kept thinking Jennifer Jason Leigh would have been so good in this part.
Anywho, the movie is OK. Mena just took away from it. It is rather mild...nothing like Zelda was, or Frida..which was fantastic. (similar stories is all I am getting at here. Tortured or challenged emotions, sexual temptations, bisexuality etc.)
Hope you like it. Worth watching, just not the greatest.
Not because of the story-line, which was supposed to be "daring" sexually. Not because of Jack Huston who is fantastic in period piece movies. He just has an air of another era about him.
But, because of Mena Suvari. Sure, she is cute, and a decent actress, but she had NO chemistry with Jack Huston. And her speech? She sounded like she was acting, almost like reading a book out loud. She was not believable as a wealthy seductive world traveler.
If it had been a few years back, I kept thinking Jennifer Jason Leigh would have been so good in this part.
Anywho, the movie is OK. Mena just took away from it. It is rather mild...nothing like Zelda was, or Frida..which was fantastic. (similar stories is all I am getting at here. Tortured or challenged emotions, sexual temptations, bisexuality etc.)
Hope you like it. Worth watching, just not the greatest.