Review of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) by Sams. — 16 Mar 2007
The first 45 minutes were awful despite some very beautiful scenes. they were in the perspective of a terrible 8 year old Chinese actress and consisted of repetitive escapes and over-dramatic soundtrack filled with slow-moving bordom and confused exploitation of great cinematography.
That is a run-on sentence that summarizes how I felt about the start of first 45 minutes of the film. However after that it moved into the life of the older woman. and that is a beatiful, much faster, and exrodinary story that I like alot but it has its flaws.
The acting is much better for the remaining 1 hour and 45 minutes (the film is 2.5 hours) and the story is very moving and amazing at times. The movie is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen. but it is not one of the best.
its a Chinese "big fish" that is way too drawn out yet at times superb. It earns its appearance nominees at the oscars. 3.3 stars.
This review of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) was written by Sams. on 16 Mar 2007.
Memoirs of a Geisha has generally received positive reviews.
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