Morvern Callar

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Gareth v A surreal and dark movie that is carried by the performance of Sam Morton. The subject matter and style certainly won't appeal to everyone's taste. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review isla s This is very much an arty/indie sort of a film. I'd say its about self isolation (in pre-COVID times, of course) and self re-invention or self expression. The plot was pretty slow and I didn't feel there was a lot of substance to it, although it sounded like it might be quite a poignant film, given the synopsis but that wasn't really the case. I thought Samantha Morton did reasonably well in the titular role but she didn't have much to work on, as far as the script is concerned. The use of light and choice of music is reasonably good, in terms of creating a sense of isolation and making you perhaps wonder about whats going on in the characters mind but I felt frustrated that we're not shown more, somehow. There were one or two plot issues I felt as well but I won't go into those as they'd constitute spoilers. I wouldn't especially recommend this film, no. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Samantha Morton plays a strange lost young woman who deals with grief (after her boyfriend commits suicide) in very unusual ways. As a big fan of Lynne Ramsey I expected to like this film more. Though the heroine's journey is full of whimsy and surprises, somehow it left me cold while watching the film. At the end I felt nothing despite Morton's intimately-grounded performance. But as days and weeks passed I found myself still thinking about the film and its idiosyncratic protagonist. One thing I'm not ambivalent about - this film has a great soundtrack. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Not sure what the fuss was about… Presents as a character study, but doesn't have anything noteworthy to it, nor do the characters. Instantly forgettable Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Scottish director Lynne Ramsay's follow-up to her debut Ratcatcher is just as low-brow and affecting. Her ability to depict authentic characters in some sort of emotional meltdown is one of her strongest traits as is her ability to capture a raw and uncompromising approach to her very human stories. Morvern Callar is a hugely impressive work from Ramsay. It's minimalist in its style yet filled with such an unconventional beauty and despair and this is largely channeled by an exceptionally brilliant performance by Samantha Morton. There are many who may find its subject matter morbid or it's pace overly lethargic but therein lies the films artistry. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review andy p Without CC it was too hard to understand. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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