Elegy Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

shame about the last 15 minutes...

very close to perfection. i thought i was watching a new favourite of mine, but then the last chapter came and i felt so disappointed... great performances by Kingsley, Hopper and Clarkson, amazing cinematography, great direction, but the last part concerning Consuela and Kepesh was absolutely unecessary. It made the film too long, the ending cliched and obvious. Also, is it just me or was Cruz a little bit old for the part? But don't be put off by this. 80% of the film is simply sublime!

Banal

What a banal, cliched, predictable, boring story & film.

Not as good as the trailer makes it out to be...

I was waiting with great anticipation to watch this film after I saw the trailer (that was really good). The movie was a massive disappointment. It turned out to be a very dark romance and something was 'missing'. The storyline wasn't very interesting or original, but the chemistry between Kingsley and Cruz just wasn't there, so the movie never quite gripped me as it should have, which made the ending thoroughly awkward and unconvincing.I'm not sure if perhaps Cruz, was (as one of the reviewers said) too old for the part, or perhaps Kingsley just wasn't his usual best, but the success of this movie came down to how persuasive the two main characters were, and that is where I think it failed.

tedious

had to switch off this boring film, very disappointed

painful

This film was one of the worst I've ever seen. Way way too long and really very pointless. Ben Kingsley's performance was really wooden and he seemed very bored-he's normally a reliable actor. Penelope Cruz is, in my opinion, a very poor actress who was playing a young student. She didn't pull the role off at all and her accent is very irritating. Also the plot hinges on the fact that she's a young charasmatic 'beauty'- she is certainly none of these things which is where the film falls flat. I'm struggling to see what the actual plot was. A total waste of time.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Not for general consumption

This film illustrates extremely well the angst and feelings experienced within a relationship between an older man and a younger woman.

The depth and details are likely to be appreciated by a limited audience.

Maybe I'm a softie

I read the other reviews, I put them aside and I tuned into this film and loved it.It was sensitive and the ending, which others dismiss, is, in my humble opinion, touching and beautiful.

Great movie...

A must see for anyone that would enjoy a much deeper movie than the average american industry has to offer.

Kingsley and Hopper do a fine delivery and Cruz, not at her very best, is just brilliant.

Enjoy it...!

Mature film, wonderful cinema

Certainly one of the best films we have seen for some while. The acting, photography and dialogue were excellent without any weak elements. The plot was believable and the pace did not slacken. I guess the emotional intensity and subject matter make this a film that is not to everyone's taste.

Slow

Thought that this took ages to get into, not good at all