Review of At Eternity's Gate (2018) by Thatfilmguy20 — 02 Feb 2019

Much like Van Gogh's painting style this film imitates that style and pays an amazing homage to him, the film feels clumsy and weird much like Van Gogh's work, what I'm trying to say is that in a way we are exposed to this through the eyes of the man himself, trying to see how he actually saw the world and the inspiration for his paintings, Van Gogh led what only can be called a painful and miserable life and through that pain he managed to craft an amazing array of artwork, he lived through his work and ironically he work is what kept him alive for the duration of his life, At Eternity's gate much like a Van Gogh painting is filled with nuance and subtleties that are there to be observed and admired, it's so immersive and a great insight to his life.

Willem Dafoe perfectly embodies Van Gogh, he fills the screen with his gripping presence, through his performance we form an idea of what Van Gogh's life was like, he conveys emotions and ideas with mere mannerisms and he explores his pain and suffering to the fullest, Dafoe blow me away with his delivery here, absolutely flawless.

At eternity's gate is a prime example of how to tell one's story, through his passion and suffering, fascinating work this is, I absolutely enjoyed every second of it.