Review of First Reformed (2018) by Travis W — 15 Dec 2018
Life seems drained from the palette of cold grays. Paul Schraderâ(TM)s imperatively symmetrical compositions, presented in letterbox format, rather than connoting a world in balance, suggest an environment menacingly overwrought and rigidly confining.
As a kind of twenty-first century update to Martin Scorseseâ(TM)s Taxi Driver, which Schrader wrote, a personal crisis of faith for one man conjoins the global crisis of climate change. Urgency beats at the heart of this film as a pastor, knotted with despair, reaches out to hope, purpose, and forgiveness for himself and all of mankind.
Ethan Hawke gives an absolutely devastating performance as Reverend Ernst Toller, the very best of his career.
This review of First Reformed (2018) was written by Travis W on 15 Dec 2018.
First Reformed has generally received positive reviews.
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