Review of Tetro (2009) by Tyler D — 16 Aug 2010
Tetro is a deeply personal and beautiful film written and directed by the old master Francis Ford Coppola, the most personal according to the man himself. I can see why.
This is the sort of artistic gems that a man who has nothing else to prove has the luxury of indulging in. This is the sort of film I wish Scorsese would do now rather than churning out studio products.
The plot is very simple. Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother Tetro, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their shared past and renewing their bond but also long buried family secrets.
This is a haunting, heart-wrenching cinema experience that needs to be seen. It pains me that a mediocre work like Shutter Island gets praised to death while a legend's return to form is ignored. See this film.
This review of Tetro (2009) was written by Tyler D on 16 Aug 2010.
Tetro has generally received positive reviews.
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