Review of Miss Julie (2014) by Ian G — 03 Sep 2016

One of those film fest films that focus specifically on a specific audience, a literal stage to screen adaptation of a stage play that plays out in medium shots with stellar performances, in this case by Collin Farell and Jessica Chastain as the upper and lower level people who have an attraction but are literally stuck in their roles as master and valet, not being able to form a healthy relationship of any kind and jockey for control or prespective on what they mean to each other while Samantha Morton ends up being risked as collateral damage to their mutual manipulation.

Stark and minimalistically directed by actress Liv Ullman, Miss Julie strictly acts as a performance piece for stage afficinados or completists wanting to see all the respective actors filmographies. A tad bit of a durge but interesting to see American Chastain put on yet another clinic of acting in what is most likely a gradual march to an eventual Oscar, and Collin Farrell actually get to chomp on some solid monologue's with his natural irish lilt.

Decent if a tad plodding.