David O. Russell directs from his own script, and the De Niro part is based on actual events. Daniel Pemberton's score can be streamed on Apple Music and elsewhere. Here, too, is a list of songs.
The cinematography, production design, and wardrobe are luscious, thanks to Emmanuel Lubezki, Judy Becker, and J.R. Hawbaker and Albert Wolsky, respectively.
Bale was last blogged for Ford v. Ferrari, Robbie for Bombshell, Washington for Tenet (his voice resembles his father Denzel's), Nivola for Spin Me Round, Saldana for Avengers: Infinity War, Taylor-Joy for Emma., Myers and Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody, Begley for Book Club, De Niro for Father of the Bride 3, Russell for Joy (it's his most recent and it was released seven years ago), Pemberton for See How They Run, Becker for American Hustle, and Wolsky for Rules Don't Apply.
After I wrote about Rock in Dolemite Is My Name, we liked his acting in season 4 of Fargo. Three-time Oscar winner (plus five nominations) Lubezki was profiled in Song to Song, and Hawbaker is new to me, though not to the craft.
This movie is in Dutch with Rotten Tomatoes' critics, who are averaging a scant 33%. Its audiences like it a bit better at 62.
Soon after we watched it I read one of those bad reviews. It said that, even though the reviewer panned it, people should see it for the art. Robbie's character is a multi-media sculptor and filmmaker. Most of the wildly creative pieces were created by artist Linder Sterling, but Robbie, preparing for the role while in lockdown, made some art herself and apparently some of her Super 8 footage is included in the final cut.
We rented it on Amazon Prime Video on November 29, but now I know I like the Apple platform better, because Amazon clutters up the screen when you pause the movie and I have not yet figured out how to clear it. If you have HBO, though, you can now watch it with your subscription.
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