Review of Metroland (1997) by Kim K — 01 Apr 2008

This is quite a difficult film to review. First and foremost, let me say that I enjoyed it immensley. It's rare these days to find a film with a satisfying ending - one which, although you see it coming, you happily watch it correlate with your expectations as it unfolds.

The contrast between an artistic youth spent in Paris and a family life in suburbia just treads the line between intriguing drama and cliché.

My knowledge of the film only covers watching the final piece but it seems somewhat autobiographical with insights that could only have come from experience and that is a very enjoyable thing to see.

Christian Bale plays his part wonderfully. The trick being to emote whats necessary to make us care but not saturate the screen with squishy emotion every 5 minutes.

A quaint little film specific to time and place but very refreshing in an age of Hollywood Blockbuster domination.