Review of The Father (2020) by Compi24 — 17 Apr 2021
Breathtaking, devastating, quite possibly the best directorial debut I've ever seen and an unmitigated masterpiece in nearly every facet, Florian Zeller's "The Father" represents the best sort of surprise you can encounter at the movie theater.
Take a movie that you've heard very little about, from a director you've heard virtually nothing about and screen it at a rate of what feels one theater for every five hundred miles (in my area, at least) and you've got quite a long shot in the making.
Man, oh, man does this defy the odds. Short of strapping a GoPro to Anthony Hopkins's head, there's no other way this movie could've better portrayed dealing with dementia from a first person perspective.
From the manipulation of time, to the malleability of space, to the transience of matter, all of it is utilized for the sole purpose of making you feel as helpless and as confused as our ailing protagonist.
God, it's all so genius and perfect in its execution. This is also probably the best performance from Anthony Hopkins since "The Silence Of The Lambs" and that's saying A LOT (the man WORKS).
Olivia Colman -- as always -- is a damn treasure. Damn it, this was sublime. Easy perfect score.
This review of The Father (2020) was written by Compi24 on 17 Apr 2021.
The Father has generally received very positive reviews.
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