In The Hand Of Dante

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Eddie E @eddie1949 5d Beautifully filmed. Much too long. Too many killings that deprive the Dante segments of deep meaning. But nice to see before a trip to Italy. See more Eames A @EamesAgu 6d You have to be a fan of Schnabel to take this Gonzo ride. The movie is an art piece. Oscar Isaac is good, and Gerard Butler is too but some other casting is too distracting. You don’t get enough about why Dante it’s important. With Van Gogh it’s obvious but Dante is a harder subject. So the story is more about the modern journalist and art vs commerce issues. Reminds me of a highbrow da Vinci code. Could get some editing to cut it down a bit See more Marela A @RT53598420 Jul 27 If this was a satire, or even a half-parody, IT ALL WOULD MAKE SENSE. Instead, the punchline never comes. You’re just sitting there watching and waiting… then "Ohh. They’re serious." Not good serious. Not even "aimed high and missed with dignity" serious. This is like Scorsese does gonzo Romeo & Juliet, Hunter S. Thompson mainlined a LOTR meta fictional fever dream, they handed it off to Refn to "Save us!" — but Refn dies halfway through the first week, and nobody bothered to tell the crew. Camera keeps rolling and 153 minutes later you’re left with dumpster dialog Elf Scorsese and Easter-Disco-Pimp Aquaman. Unironically, it’s just that. See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Jul 26 Visually splendid with a reliable cast but their performances instead signal how hollow the story is when stretched thin due to lack of desired focus in attempted parallels of existentially poetic literature that’s merely bland with written highlights being ineffectively delivered passages. (C) See more jwcdood T @jwcdood Jul 25 IN THE HAND OF DANTE is a great idea that became more than a tad bloated with its own idea of itself. The direction, casting and acting was terrific. However, the screenplay bogs down under its own bloated weight so badly that any recovery is practically impossible. The director and editors probably thankfully checked themselves into a full year recovery clinic after they finished filming and editing. And, the producers may have filed for bankruptcy! See more claimre L @Claire3223 Jul 16 It felt like a vanity project See more Read all reviews

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