Review of Shame (2011) by Adam F — 11 Mar 2013
"Shame" has some solid performances and a story that never pulls it's punches. The best way to describe it is like watching a horrible train wreck (in the litteral sense, not a metaphorical "nothing works so this movie is a train wreck!").
You hope that maybe just one of the cars will stay on the track or fall off and bounce back withput suffering any damage but as the plot goes, you realise that something very bad is going to happen to Michael Fassbender's character unless he drastically changes his ways.
You don't know what exactly so you're intrigued and you want to keep watching. The film really realistically depicts an addiction and how it affects everyone that person knows, from minor annoyances to some to really devastating emotional pain to others.
There isn't any sugarcoating so when the movie calls for nudity or language it's there and it feels natural. Because it doesn't really follow a three act story it is often hard to tell where the movie is going to go so the performances are what really stand out from the film.
Carrey Mulligan and Michael Fassbender are both spectacular and if you haven't been following their careers prior to seeing them in "Shame" you certainly will keep an eye out after seeing them here.
Due to the subject matter it might not be for everyone but you'll know within a half hour if this is something you want to keep watching so it's worth taking the chance and if you are able to stick with it you'll be blown away.
(Blu-ray, June 7, 2012).
This review of Shame (2011) was written by Adam F on 11 Mar 2013.
Shame has generally received positive reviews.
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