Review of The Danish Girl (2015) by Greg C — 02 Jan 2016

So this year's entry in the Eddie Redmayne biopic of a complicated family relationship featuring lots of shots of Eddie on a gurney is The Danish Girl. I know that I am getting old, because I kept wanting to turn the sound up.

You see in his role play and transition, Eddie's character (Elinar/Lili) and much of the rest of the cast speak in a whisper. The lead acting roles of Elinar/Lili and Gerda are rich and fully emotive.

For the technical aspects, the movie is beautiful in all aspects, clearly influenced by and echoing the art world in which it set. Even the background sound (foley) work is noticeably supportive. A smallish nitpick is that the film is a bit narrow in aspect ratio (1.

85:1) In contrast SW:TFA is 2.35:1. For me the standout performance is that of Gerda played by Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina). I cared about her journey, and I could hear Gerda when she spoke. I guess my main negative is that I wanted the movie to be over before the credits role.

It just didn't tug at my heart with a rhythm that kept me in it.