Mark Rylance
Graham Moore’s “The Outfit” relies heavily on a charming performance by Mark Rylance but can’t tie together its many loose threads.
After all the attention and commitment to the story, Waiting for the Barbarians leaves viewers without a solid and satisfying payoff.
Our first dispatch from LFF 2019 features reviews of And Then We Danced, System Crasher, Waiting for the Barbarians and more.
Bridge of Spies is not what I would call a happy film. Gray snow envelopes the dilapidated East German cityscape and we find Tom Hanks’s character interacting with others primarily in poorly lit, often dank rooms. Nearly all of the characters are entirely self-interested with blinders positioned perfectly to block out the undesired effects their actions can have on others.