Review of Savage Grace (2007) by Stefano L — 06 Aug 2008
Ever since I saw the trailer and read the synopsis for this film - I've been dying to watch it!
As John Powers from VOGUE reviewed it best: "A tabloid fiesta of money, kinky sex, and murder. You keep watching to see what could possibly happen next.".
It's an amazing film! The acting was superb! The story was a bit disturbing in some scenes, but even more disturbing is the fact that it's based on a TRUE story.
I really admired Julianne Moore in this film. The real delights for me were [British actors and male models] Eddie Redmayne and Hugh Dancy. They are amazing actors that truly will do almost anything to capture the essence of a role/character for a film.
The film is told through Antony Baekeland's point of view - regarding his wealthy family and their fabulously lavish, yet tragic story.
There is a true essence in this film and I really loved it! Unlike most Hollywood movies which butcher the essence of a film for commercialization purposes - this independent film was mind blowing!
It's definitely a movie for MATURE individuals - there are a lot of sexual scenes that are more provocative than Tom Ford's UN-censored advertisement campaigns. Some scenes even shocked me... and I've seen ALMOST everything and I don't get shocked that easily so you can only imagine. But, beyond the amazing homo-eroticism and insane sex scenes (some which are really unexpected), there lies a true story about love, life and betrayal.
This review of Savage Grace (2007) was written by Stefano L on 06 Aug 2008.
Savage Grace has generally received mixed reviews.
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