Thursday 26 May 2016

Stretching it out

Grand Piano (2013)

Directed by Eugenio Mira this film stars Elijah Wood, John Cusack, Kerry Bishe and Tamsin Egerton. Returning to the stage for the first time in five years a famous concert pianist finds there is a sniper in the audience that will kill him if he plays a wrong note.

While the premise of this plot is a bit of a gimmick it does just about manage to fill out the film fully. The story is not that interesting, the idea of a performer critical of things in their own performance that no one else notices has some mileage but is not really taken full advantage of. Mostly the film is well made but does start to drag a little towards the end as it tries to stretch out the premise.


3/5

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