Review of Beckett (2021) by Mauro_Lanari — 16 Aug 2021

(Mauro Lanari).

"The feeling is that of finding oneself in front of a somewhat gratuitous exercise [...], devoid of a solid staging and capable of withstanding changes in scenery and rhythm, but the project is ambitious and all in all well packaged" (Roberto Manassero), "the action envelope is flawless"(Emanuele Sacchi). Insignificant screenplay aside (Hitchcock, De Palma, Pakula, Pollack: are we kidding?), the expressive form is or pauperistic (a squandered budget for the cast, a John David Washington chosen before "Tenet" and a Vikander with an unrecognizable rounded face?) or of a sloppiness which by comparison "I Cesaroni" are a proof of professionalism. One is stunned by reading on the credits the names of Luca Guadagnino as producer, of Sayombhu Mukdeeprom his director of photography, of Ryūichi Sakamoto as composer of the score: were they on lunch break, on award holiday for no one knows what? Finally, the title: let's not bother and disturb the Greats without providing justifications.