Review of Tulip Fever (2017) by Keithdow — 07 Sep 2017

'Tulip Fever' is a jangled mess of a film that serves as a classic case of too many creative cooks in the kitchen. I'd love to know how many times the script was re-written, how many times Harvey Weinstein slashed the budget, and how many times the film was re-cut in post-production.

There's plenty to mourn as a result. One might assume that a cast that includes Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Zach Galifianakis, Judi Dench, and Christoph Waltz would propel any film into Oscar territory. Yet 'Tulip Fever' proves that no cast can overcome a muddled script, shoddy sound design, and poor editing.

Worst of all, the movie likely ruined any future potential for a better film to be made about the actual historical event known as Tulip Mania that occurred during the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Given such fascinating source material, here's hoping someone at least makes a documentary about it.