Review of First Cow (2020) by Theredsky — 05 Sep 2020
The film’s visual style is impressive but it’s story and pacing is what really drags this film down for me. The cinematography is the one aspect I found to be excellent. The framing is on point and impressive and it adds a lot to the film’s style.
The production design and costumes are also really good here too. These characters look and feel as if they in the 1820s. The performances are also great too. Each character feels believable and works to help tell the story of the film.
Although I like all that, the pacing is not very good. It feels incredibly long and tedious without any real majorly satisfying payoff. It’s a 2 hour movie that feels like it goes on for 2 and a half hours.
If they had cut down some of the scenes, this issue wouldn’t be as major as it is. There were some elements of the story I enjoyed and some I found to be pointless. If you like A24 then check it out but don’t have your hopes incredibly high for it.
This review of First Cow (2020) was written by Theredsky on 05 Sep 2020.
First Cow has generally received very positive reviews.
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