Review of Woman in Gold (2015) by Tvnewsguido — 03 Jul 2015
An imperfect telling of a mostly true story makes for an okay movie.
The back story is compelling. It's full of mean Nazis and persecuted families caught up in horrific events. The "present day" portions (actually set in 1998) of the movie are not as well put together. A woman and an inexperienced, down-on-his-luck lawyer takes an entire country to court to get back a painting of her aunt stolen by the Nazis.
Helen Mirren shines as does Tatiana Maslany. Ryan Reynolds is just okay in this one. He serves his purpose but the performance doesn't really stand out.
The primary problem I had with the film is that it never managed to manipulate me into feeling anything very deeply. With a story like this, I should've been in tears and cheering.
If you like a good period piece/courtroom movie and enjoy watching Mirren strut and fret, you should like this film.
This review of Woman in Gold (2015) was written by Tvnewsguido on 03 Jul 2015.
Woman in Gold has generally received positive reviews.
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