Review of Youth Without Youth (2007) by Caleb M — 03 Aug 2010
It's often said a film isn't what it's about, but how it is about it.
Youth Without Youth is a messy film, filled with ideas and concepts that never make sense and, although they're ambitious, pretty silly. Still, the film and Coppola dare to go places we rarely see in the movies, American ones in particular. Coppola fills the screen with exquisite visuals (which look stunning in HD) and lets the mood of the film take over the narrative.
This film has a little bit of everything: romance, mystery, Nazis, mystical mumbo jumbo, science fiction, literally everything. At times it feels like Indiana Jones meets Aronofky's The Fountain.
Its great to see inspiring, fresh filmmaking coming from Coppola. After so many years of being heralded as "the master" of American film (which, let's be honest, he never was) he's finally made something that both the Academy and critics scoffed at, not because it didn't look great or have ambition, but because it's the work of a young, enthusiastic, naive filmmaker.
This review of Youth Without Youth (2007) was written by Caleb M on 03 Aug 2010.
Youth Without Youth has generally received mixed reviews.
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