Review of Camp X-Ray (2014) by Eric H — 03 Nov 2014
The acting overall is a nice one in my opinion. Kristen Stewart's acting here for me is by far her best performance. Though I think that it's not entirely up yo her. Rather the basic condition of the story which has more of a subtle yet restless mood is best suited to her usual performance.
The only other time I saw Payman Maadi was in the Iranian movie A Separation (2011) which presents great depiction of family drama under the circumstances of Islamic laws. Compared to that, his performance here is just as strong.
He managed to lead the viewers to move away from questioning his innocence to focus on his humane needs.Camp X-Ray at times feels tedious, perhaps to give a sense of the time lapse, or perhaps the lack of soundtrack just exaggerates it.
Either way, it is superb direction by first- time writer, director Peter Sattler. With authentic representation in mind, and no underlying political themes reflected, Camp X-Ray instead focuses on being character driven excellence.
This review of Camp X-Ray (2014) was written by Eric H on 03 Nov 2014.
Camp X-Ray has generally received positive reviews.
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