The World to Come

I quite liked this movie except for how it was shuffled up with scenes revealed out of sequence. It would have been so much better just to play it along the timeline. It really annoys me when directors and editors slice and dice a movie like this for no reason other than to make themselves look clever. Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby were on fire in this with so much chemisty between them.

This is quite a subtle film in a sense, even though it depicts some intimate scenes. It's fairly atmospheric at points and I liked the light poetic type narration provided. It's somewhat immersive and a bit sobering. I thought the two main characters gave decent performances. It reminded me a little of Cold Mountain, certainly at the start. The dialogue is softly spoken and most scenes are darkly set, which is either atmospheric or off putting I suppose. Personally, I'd recommend this film, yes.

The film does so much right with casting and cinematography that it's a shame the screenplay and pacing feel so off. There is the skeleton of something great here that the movie clearly aspires to but, in the end, barely touches.

Great job by the four lead actors. My score does not reflect their performances. The screenplay just wasn't there.

(TRUE CLIT)