Feb 15, 2013

Amour (2012)

Like watching paint dry. But instead of paint, it’s an old lady. And instead of dry, it’s die. The entire process is stretched out over 2 agonizing hours. Minutes feel like weeks as the camera lingers on her diaper changes, assisted showers, dazing into space, and mumbling.

Yeah, I get that this is a labor of love for her dedicated husband. That doesn’t mean people want to tune in and watch it happen. And in the end, after your spirits are sky high from all this pleasantness, SPOILER ALERT, he smothers her with a pillow. And they lived happily ever after. The end.

Rating: F+

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