Review of Dogville (2003) by Dmb M — 01 Mar 2010
Nicole Kidman leads a great cast in this truly unique film. The cast includes alot of familiar faces from film (James Caan, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgard) as well as a couple television actors (Lost's Jeremy Davies, Damages' Zelijiko Ivanek) and all these actors are perfectly cast.
The most notable aspect of the film is it's bare bones set which makes it feel very much like a play, the set is in clear contrast to the complex themes the story presents about human nature. Kidman is wonderful in the leading role and Ivanek, Skarsgard and Bettany are also standouts.
The narration by John Hurt also works quite well. Definitely not for those that don't like long films or those with dark subject matter but a must see for any lover of film. The characters and themes are so rich that Dogville's story feels like it could have easily been lifted from a classic novel.
Truly a brilliant, unique film.
This review of Dogville (2003) was written by Dmb M on 01 Mar 2010.
Dogville has generally received very positive reviews.
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