Review of Calvary (2014) by John D — 24 Dec 2014
Coming from the creative team of "The Guard", I thought this film would be an interesting watch for the Christmas Eve, and I was wrong... Filled with Catholic philosophy and existentialist stories, this film invokes too many unpleasant feelings due to its numerous over-the-top cynical characters and an absolutely uncompromising ending that really, really shocked me.
As an art-house oeuvre, this film was beautifully shot and present an Irish landscape of unparalleled grandiosity yet covering an eternal history of sorrowfulness, including the shameful chapter of the Catholic child abuse.
As a jigsaw of small pieces, this film is really admirable, but the whole picture is really too depressive and lacks a focused storyline. Still, a very impressive picture about humanity this film is.
This review of Calvary (2014) was written by John D on 24 Dec 2014.
Calvary has generally received very positive reviews.
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