Review of Foxcatcher (2014) by Netflic — 29 Dec 2014
This movie is based on real facts, it is a story of Schultz brothers, Mark and Dave, both Olympic champions in free-style wrestling, and a creepy John duPont (of duPont dynasty) who wanted desperately to be a wrestling coach, a mentor, a leader of men, in a word - a great man.
It’s a deep psychological drama with few dialogs and plenty of raw emotions.
The plot-line is fascinating, even though not exactly accurate. But it is not a documentary, artistic license can and should be applied. Performances are excellent across the board, from leads to the smallest parts, which is a trademark of a very good director. Casting could not be better. And have I mentioned cinematography? Excellent! Overall, this is one of the best (if not *the* best) movie of 2014.
I enjoyed the movie immensely; however I realize that not everybody will like it’s deliberately slow and contemplative pace.
This review of Foxcatcher (2014) was written by Netflic on 29 Dec 2014.
Foxcatcher has generally received positive reviews.
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