More
therapeutic than cinematic an experience, Gyllenhaal's latest is a good film,
is what I can tell you.
Depicting
the life of an investment banker who, in the wake of his wife's sudden demise
is left to cope with the fact that he never really loved her or was honest with
her about many things, the film is smooth and swift in narration.
While
there is nothing new about the story, it was the jump-cut editing style, the
acting (of all actors including an in-form Jake Gyllenhaal and a terrific
performance by the kid Judah Lewis) and most importantly the background music
that helped me avoid noticing the clichés in it until after the film ended, so
much so that to avoid thinking about those clichés for a while longer and- more
so- to experience the film's therapeutic vibe some more, I looked up the songs
used and ended up playing them on loop for about an hour.
The
camerawork overall and in one particular scene in specific is so fucking
soothing that I've watched that particular segment over twenty times already in
two days.
And
for just that along with the music employed, I rate this a four instead of the
three that Demolition actually deserves.
Neither
as moving nor as powerful as the director's English debut venture Dallas Buyers
Club.
But
worth a watch.
Catch trailer here:
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