Review of Archipelago (2011) by Rob L — 07 Sep 2011

Many of the reviews of this film have decsribed it as a masterful depiction of a middle class family at deep unease with itself, but the plummy participants have little connection with the bourgeoisie as represented by George and Mildred or Terry and June - even their maid is posher than 90% of the population (nice though she is).

For it's hard not to thump the ball of one's fist into one's open palm at the annoying nature of much of the goings on. Sure, the Ozu like pace and marvellous Scilly Isles setting lend the movie a gravitas of sorts and the dialogue, if presented in French or German, may have been mercifully free of the class connections that its presentation in English and setting in England make impossible to escape - but it's just too alien to how 99% of people in the UK today live their lives - frankly, too unimportant and too self-absorbed.

All this said, not as irritating as the Lynx advert that kept on popping up while I was attempting to write this review - Flixster continues to be pretty abysmal.