The Trial

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Mason M I'll say that this was the first film I've seen from Orson Welles. Even though I'm not the most familiar with the films he's directed, I enjoyed The Trial. Welles's directing in this film was great, and it's very clear that he has a great visual eye for filmmaking. The cinematography in this film was great and the set pieces might be some of the best sets I've ever seen in a film. Anthony Perkins also gives what I'd say is probably his best performance. I really liked how Welles portrayed Kafka's absurdity and paranoia throughout the film. Though I'm not giving this a higher rating because it never quite clicked for me. It doesn't really feel like this film actually has very much to say and there wasn't any deeper meaning for me to grab onto. But despite that, I thought The Trial was a great film that did a great job at what it was trying to do. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Merick H Starts off well -- visually striking and thought provoking -- but it begins to meander and quickly becomes an incredible bore. As a whole, it stinks. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Alec B Welles stages this beautifully and despite the fact that it's a Kafka adaptation, the movie feels totally accessible while not betraying the source material. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Hugh J Although slow at times Orson Welles does well enough to bring Kafka's most arguably real dystopian novel to the silver screen. He took an appropriate amount of liberties to make the movie his own while staying true to the source material to make a great adaptation. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Camero W It was kinda hard to watch at certain points because I thought it would never end like a nightmare. The acting was spot on. Shots were crazy. The way that the film made things look very large and very small reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. Great film. Not for the faint of heart or people with short attention spans. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Teddy B Franz Kafka's story may be slightly abstracted (to put it lightly), but his ideas and views on the futility and stupidity of society are translated effortlessly through Orson Welle's carefully crafted visuals and tone as well as a fittingly befuddled performance from Anthony Perkins. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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