Review of I Am Love (2010) by Mark M — 17 Jan 2011

Beautifully shot, gorgeously realized with sensual detailing. "I am Love" succeeds where many European films do in taking its time to establish a mood, a pace, and a story. Tilda Swinton portrays the matriarch of a wealthy Italian family with grace and longing, but ultimately (as does the script) she falls victim to a third act that trades the film's sumptuous tone for overwrought melodrama.

It's really a shame when the final scene of a movie manages to erase all of the goodwill that came before it. "Black Swan" is a great example of a film that goes off the rails by the end, but is careful to prepare its audience for that inevitability.