Review of The Bling Ring (2013) by Bob U — 12 Sep 2014
Kind of an amoral send-up of the sorts of pretentious teens that are inspired by the glitz and glamour culture of the current decade, where everything is surface and nothing matters.
However, it goes too far into not casting judgement, letting the viewer believe that the conspirators were in some sense victims themselves, rather than decidedly amoral.
In all, it feels like this somewhat dry, drawn-out film does little to influence the kind of culture it is trying to depict, and may or may not be successful in de-glamourising it. Enough said.
One wonders if Sofia Coppola's upbringing did little to extend her outside of the bounds of hollywood shallowness, and whether 'Lost in Translation' is her only exercise into the semi-autobiographical unknown.
This review of The Bling Ring (2013) was written by Bob U on 12 Sep 2014.
The Bling Ring has generally received mixed reviews.
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