Review of Shirley (2020) by Deanomite — 06 Jun 2020
I have greatly admired Elizabeth Moss since she clawed her way up the ladder on Mad Men about a decade ago. I think she will go down as the next Bette Davis or Katherine Hepburn, seductive without being sexy.
Her performances have a rhythm that pulls you in and gets you to hang for hurdles that are both chronic and acute. As an example, at 1hr5min of this movie, she resolves to go a party in defiance of her philandering husband.
Out of the blue she is forced to wrestle with agoraphobia in a way that is hilarious in a very subtle way. The next scene she is seductively exploring her own homosexuality, it is seamless in a way no other actor could attempt.
the acting here is all solid, the photography is understated and the direction is extremely well done in an obscure non signature fashion. A very good movie.
This review of Shirley (2020) was written by Deanomite on 06 Jun 2020.
Shirley has generally received positive reviews.
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