Review of Veronika Decides to Die (2009) by Jason J — 02 Jun 2011
Haven't read this or any other book from Coelho, but I'm aware he's quite a bestseller. To speak the truth, I'm not a huge fan of the general story. There are so many movies these days where people seemingly living a perfect life, figure out that the life they are living is somehow disappointing after all, be it for whatever reason.
In this movie Veronika goes to extremes with the subject and decides to committ suicide. From the very beginning, you will feel the depression. The whole movie is quite drowsy, like being under sedative medication.
The mood is the strongest part in the movie with the cinematography, acting and music are all decent. The story also is OK, but the script fails here and there. Acting wise SMG was OK in her role. The theme handled here is good and worthwhile, but could have been handled in a better fashion.
Ultimately this movie could have been brilliant had it not been for the somewhat lackluster script.
This review of Veronika Decides to Die (2009) was written by Jason J on 02 Jun 2011.
Veronika Decides to Die has generally received mixed reviews.
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