charmadu

Let me start by saying I had heard so many people praise this film that I arrived half an hour early to insure my seat. I was ready to love it. I am a HUGE Fellini and Italy fan, and had read comparisons to Fellini along with accolades of "sheer poetry", etc. I was interested to see Josh O' Connor who I'd enjoyed so much in The Crown. And finally, I've been interested in archaeology since the 7th grade so I was looking forward to that aspect as well. I couldn't have been more shocked by how terminally boring it was. Fellini comparisons are an insult to Fellini. This was a giant nothing burger. I saw this with a fairly full crowd in San Francisco and the "comedy" was so MIA I didn't even hear a giggle. The acting was very underwhelming. The script was nowhere making the characters even more so. "Poetry" was MIA, sheer or opaque. The pace was glacial. To be clear, a film can be slow and wonderful (e.g. Pather Panchali) which this was most definitely not. As for the "action" it did compel me to get up and walk out after the first hour, and I can't recall the last time I did that. I understand that most of the people reviewing this here are giving raves, but honestly, save your hard earned dough.