Review of Aferim! (2015) by Rangan R — 21 Feb 2016
Aferim! is the kind of movie that there is nothing majorly wrong with, however nothing stood out to me as better than good. The movie is a set in eastern Europe circa 1835. Two men, a father and son team seek to find a missing gypsy slave.
Aferim is a Romanian word that translates to "bravo", but the movie would better be called whatever the Romanian word for adequate is. While magically shot including several scenes with still camera that stays in place with no zooming for the duration of the scene leaves the viewer wanting.
The father son team do a little bonding, but I found the main character, the father played by Teo Corbin, to be written in a way that made him impossible to root for. So who are you rooting for in this movie? It turns out the slave who gets captured, played by Toma Cuzin.
He was filmed in some very awkward positions and was the best part of the movie. Unfortunately, there was something missing here, and while I can't put my finger on it I know what excellence is and this wasn't it.
This review of Aferim! (2015) was written by Rangan R on 21 Feb 2016.
Aferim! has generally received very positive reviews.
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