Review of You Were Never Really Here (2017) by Amheretojudge — 06 Apr 2018

Where you spend your time..

You Were Never Really Here The bisection of the scrutiny is so convoluted that it allows the audience to work for it (that raises question whether it is worth it or not? and unfortunately it isn't) which iswhere you spend your time..

You Were Never Really Here.

The bisection of the scrutiny is so convoluted that it allows the audience to work for it (that raises question whether it is worth it or not? and unfortunately it isn't) which is always good but if it fails to seek attention through this whole process the impact grows shallow. Having said that, the cinematography is utterly beautiful; despite the tone of the feature, there are few genuinely moving scenes like when the protagonist crushes a mint or his bitterly sweet moments with his mother. Lynne Ramsay; the director and screen writer, is no short on execution but its the script that never had enough crisp in the first place to blend in with the viewers. Joaquin Phoenix; at the heart of it, is so good that it aches you to see such a talent go waste by. You Were Never Really Here has short runtime which favors on its side along with brilliant execution, amazing cinematography and heart felt performances but unfortunately all of this is piled up on by this overthought out script that never reaches its destination.