Review of The Deep Blue Sea (2011) by Panagiotis T — 05 Apr 2012
Terence Rattigan's play might be a bit of a hurdle for the average movie goer. It is about class in post-War England. Rachel Weisz (Lady Collyer) is married to an upper class judge whose mother uses only lapidary English to communicate.
William, her son, is terrified of her. His marriage with Hester (Rachel Weisz) is flawed by the pressure of this class difference and she, to combat it, falls in love with something of an attractive bounder.
Terence Davies deals with the class issues brilliantly -the film is like a series of paintings that illustrate this world. The use of the super-romantic Barber violin concerto is right on target and the performances, especially that of Rachel Weisz are touching and revelatory.
But ultimately, in spite of Davies strong images, it is an old-fashioned play and 2/3's of the way it kind of atrophies. Still I found it very strong -certainly a feast to look at.
This review of The Deep Blue Sea (2011) was written by Panagiotis T on 05 Apr 2012.
The Deep Blue Sea has generally received positive reviews.
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