Review of Phantom Thread (2017) by Brent_Marchant — 14 Jan 2018
Despite exquisite costume design, some occasionally humorous moments, and fine performances by Daniel Day-Lewis and Lesley Manville, this exercise in pretentious self-indulgence passing itself off as audacious art is cold, unengaging and implausible virtually from the outset.
This bizarre fusion of "Fifty Shades of Grey," "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Beguiled" never gels and leaves viewers wholly unsatisfied by the end of its overlong runtime.
It's unfortunate that Day-Lewis chose this vehicle as the performance to cap off his otherwise-brilliant career.
This review of Phantom Thread (2017) was written by Brent_Marchant on 14 Jan 2018.
Phantom Thread has generally received very positive reviews.
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