Review of Rust and Bone (2012) by Domive — 04 Dec 2012

Marion Cotillard delivers her best performance since La Vie en Rose in this powerful, emotional and raw film, where she shares the screen with a surprisingly outstanding Matthias Schoenarts. The film is great, but it simply shines when she's on the screen.

Magnetic, fragile but at the same time strong, her emotionally devastating Stéphanie is absolutely Oscar worthy. The only little "but" I would point out is that she's not exactly the leading character (It's Ali's story), so her plot sometimes appears a bit cut and, while her character developes a lot at the beginning, she's left a little bit behind in the end.

Anyway, that helps Matthias to prove himself as an outstanding acting force in the brilliant ice scene (and later in the phone scene, where he shows his fragility).