The Master (2012)
Written and directed
by Paul Thomas Anderson this film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Philip
Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. In the years after World War 2 a US
Navy veteran struggles to find his place in society and becomes
involved with a cult.
This film comes with a
big reputation but in my opinion the script really fails to go
anywhere and is more a slow meandering piece. It is easy to see why
parallels are drawn between the cult in the film and Scientology but
I do not think the film ever really goes deep enough into exploring
the dark, insidious sides of new age cults of the period. There are
some really good performances from the two lead actors but they
deserved a better script in my opinion.
3/5
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