Review of Leviathan (2014) by Lowbrowcinema — 02 Jan 2015
There's no doubt that LEVIATHAN is a well-crafted and intelligently acted meditation on the inequality of man and the horrible deeds dropped onto a good innocent man, but we've seen it all before. This modern re-telling of Job is far to direct to make much impact.
An orthodox priest actually appears at one point and details the book of Job to the main character. A little subtlety would have been nice. The film, for all its merits, hits you like an obvious and overt sledge hammer.
Yes, man sucks. Yes, the system will side with the wealthy and powerful. What else is new? Is this news to anyone? If so, this film is for you! If however, you have ever read Hobbes' Leviathan, or you simply live in the real world, you'll know better and wonder why the fuss.
This review of Leviathan (2014) was written by Lowbrowcinema on 02 Jan 2015.
Leviathan has generally received very positive reviews.
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