Review of 45 Years (2015) by Fungusgnat — 15 Mar 2016
Kate and Geoff are hardly passionate about their lives, but they have some money, good friends, and a dog; they seem content. Then Geoff receives a letter: the body of his pre-Kate lover, killed in a climbing accident, has been found in melting ice (making this the first climate-change domestic drama?).
This discovery brings memories of twenty-something passion and optimism into a house imbued with sixty-something acceptance, and the resulting trainwreck grows more interesting and affecting the farther it grinds along the rails.
Takes a while to get there, though, or seems to, despite the film’s 95-minute length. Rampling is outstanding, and nowhere more than in the film’s masterful last scene. P.S. If you want to read a pro review of this movie, I suggest A.
A. Dowd of the A.V. Club, who is one of several pointing out the ghost-story-like character of this film.
This review of 45 Years (2015) was written by Fungusgnat on 15 Mar 2016.
45 Years has generally received positive reviews.
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