The International
Pretty images, solid story… I also like Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, but really the only reason for me to see this movie is that it was the opening film to the Berlinale which I attended back then – but of course, I haven’t seen the film at the time, it was sold out and I wasn’t that interested in it. Now, I just had to see the film because it was the opening film, but when it comes to the film itself, I was still not expecting much.
It turns out to be much better than I expected. The scenery chosen is absolutely beautiful at times, the action scenes pick up on speed very quickly and I should have known that you can’t go *that* wrong with Clive Owen after all. Also LOL Armin Müller-Stahl! XD
I absolutely loved the Guggenheim shoot-out scene. There is probably no building as stylish and suitable as the Guggenheim when it comes to these kinds of things, and I think the video installations exhibited there were extraordinarily beautiful. (Amazing enough, considering that I hate video installations after all!) I didn’t use too like action scenes like this, but it seems I changed too: One should never disregard a good laugh or a good action scene. ;)
So yes, I understand the criticism about how the dialogue seems to evoke depth when it’s actually not… But I don’t mind. It’s so blatantly not deep and somewhat harmless in that way. It’s also entirely un-emotional, and thus much less ridiculous than, say, V for Vendetta. I mean, hey, it’s a good story and the political bla-bla is merely an action device – so what? I liked it. I even liked the sort of end this movie had.
This is, admittedly, the first Tom Tykwer film I have ever seen, and I must say I am quite a fan of his style now. I guess I will have to watch “Run, Lola, Run” one day?