Cosmopolis (BLU-RAY)

“Cosmopolis” made its theatrical debut as an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. The movie stars Robert Pattinson as Eric and it was directed by David Cronenberg. Eric is a wealthy asset manager that just wants to get a haircut. However, he runs into some trouble as he is being chauffeured through New York City. What happens to Eric? You are going to have to watch the movie if you want to find out.

A majority of the movie takes place in Eric’s stretch limo. As nice as the limo was, it slowed down the pace of the movie and made this movie a real bore. 20-30 minutes into the movie and I was still not sure what the movie was about. As the movie continued, there was a bit more suspense, but my attention was already lost. Also, Robert Pattinson’s acting was very dry and felt unnatural. I was expecting a lot more from this movie because there were some good actors casted, but was thoroughly disappointed.

However, they did include some bonus footage and extras such as audio commentary, cast and crew interviews, and a featurette, but it was not enough to save the movie. I do not recommend watching this movie and I do not want to ever watch it again. It was too slow and it was an unusually awkward film. For those reasons, I am giving this movie a “D-.” 

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