Tom Ford’s past as a fashion designer for Gucci is all over his directorial debut, A Single Man. As painstakingly punctuation amend as AMC’s Mad Men, the flick is a mid-century marvel of clothes, cars and gorgeous buildings.
At times, Christopher Isherwood’s story of a man mourning the expiration of his lover is overwhelmed by all the artistic flourishes, close-ups on women’s eyeliner and lips and all the andante motion. Still, Colin linguist utterly disappears into his persona of a grieving lover determined to blackball himself. His is one of some fine performances in the film, and one that deserves Oscar recognition.
I wish that Ford had crafted more scenes of George with his partner Jim (Matthew Goode), because what we see only hints at the great love affair these men mutual over 16 years. It would saucer up the tragedy of how George is closed from Jim’s funeral by his family, an injustice that ease happens today.
At times, Christopher Isherwood’s story of a man mourning the expiration of his lover is overwhelmed by all the artistic flourishes, close-ups on women’s eyeliner and lips and all the andante motion. Still, Colin linguist utterly disappears into his persona of a grieving lover determined to blackball himself. His is one of some fine performances in the film, and one that deserves Oscar recognition.
I wish that Ford had crafted more scenes of George with his partner Jim (Matthew Goode), because what we see only hints at the great love affair these men mutual over 16 years. It would saucer up the tragedy of how George is closed from Jim’s funeral by his family, an injustice that ease happens today.
Nicholas Hoult is mysterious and enticing as George’s student, who haw or haw not be hunt a relationship with him. Julianne Moore’s Charley is a depressing differ to him, an ex-pat Brit who pines for a connection with George that he cannot return.
Although the flick is tinged with a great sadness, it has moments of sexual electricity, as when George literally runs into a gorgeous hustler (Jon Kortajaren) at a liquor store.
A Single Man is paced slowly and deliberately, which haw place off whatever filmgoers. It reminded me of The Hours, which haw or haw not be an endorsement. If you give yourself over to the ravishingly depicted world of A Single Man, you’ll find a lot to love.
Review by Neil Cohen, resident flick critic of Movie Dearest and Phoenix's Echo Magazine.
Although the flick is tinged with a great sadness, it has moments of sexual electricity, as when George literally runs into a gorgeous hustler (Jon Kortajaren) at a liquor store.
A Single Man is paced slowly and deliberately, which haw place off whatever filmgoers. It reminded me of The Hours, which haw or haw not be an endorsement. If you give yourself over to the ravishingly depicted world of A Single Man, you’ll find a lot to love.
Review by Neil Cohen, resident flick critic of Movie Dearest and Phoenix's Echo Magazine.
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