Review of Papillon (2017) by Charles Bramesco for The Guardian — 22 May 2018
Hunnam and Malek both hold up their end of the deal. Noer, for his part, meets them halfway by conjuring golden-hued beauty for the jungle surroundings and a due griminess for the danker chambers of their holding compound.
He doesn’t overcomplicate things for himself, keeping the clunky dialogue to a minimum and focusing on the guiding light of Papi’s indomitable willpower.
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This review of Papillon (2017) was written by Charles Bramesco and published by The Guardian on 22 May 2018.
Papillon has generally received positive reviews.
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