Mark Demetrius

What might have amounted to mere melodrama — and it is undeniably over-the-top at times — is actually an involving and sometimes moving drama, its slow build-up vindicated by the

… it’s not just an exercise in courage; it’s terrific and powerful …

... a rattling good yarn ...

... haunting, and it’s both subtle and intense. And it’s great.

… intensely effective …

… dialogue-driven, and touching but intermittently cerebral …

… woefully overlong for such a (ahem) paper-thin idea …

How much you enjoy it may depend to some extent on what you thought of Breathless (if you’ve seen it), and whether you agree with the auteur theory …

… worth seeing for the inherent fascination of its subject, and Russell Crowe’s performance.

… a feast for the eyes.