Tuesday, 10 February 2015

It looked real but turned out fake

The Best Offer (2013)

Written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore this film stars Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Cylvia Hokes and Donald Sutherland. An eccentric auctioneer of high class art that is a little corrupt on the side ends up helping an agoraphobic young woman sell her deceased parents antiques.

This is one of those films where it his moments of real excellence but is brought down by an ultimately average plot. The protagonist is the only one who can't see the clichéd plot coming a mile off which is a real shame as there are some interesting elements here. As much as I enjoyed the direction and elements of the romance plot the central confidence trick weakens the whole film.


3/5

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