Review of The Childhood of a Leader (2016) by Virginiaproud — 23 Dec 2016
The concept promises much more than this movie delivers. Lot's of beautiful looking scenes where not much of consequence happens. A child that is indulged to be sure, ignored when suited and once beaten (that we see), but it doesn't adds up to a childhood or parents that could be accused of sowing of the seeds of a sociopath.
To further complicate, we are shown only a brief snap shot of this childhood, then a huge time jump to reveal, for the final few minutes... The Leader. That's about it. It was OK, heavy on artistic pretension and the ushering in of a new directing prodigy, which is possibly why critics are turning somersaults over it.
This review of The Childhood of a Leader (2016) was written by Virginiaproud on 23 Dec 2016.
The Childhood of a Leader has generally received positive reviews.
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