
Variety
Always offers something to tickle the eye and ear, even as it leaves the heart and mind coolly unstirred.
Full reviewAngelina Jolie writes and directs this relationship drama, co-starring with husband Brad Pitt. Set in the 1970s, the film follows a couple who retreat to a gorgeous seaside resort in France, only to be confronted by the reality that their marriage is in crisis. Co-stars French talents Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds), Niels Arestrup (A Prophet) and Melvil Poupaud (Laurence Anyways).
Always offers something to tickle the eye and ear, even as it leaves the heart and mind coolly unstirred.
Full reviewA so-so film, but its meandering stretches of decaying glamour make it about 10 times more interesting than most Oscar bait.
Full reviewdazzlingly gorgeous, as are its stars. But peeling back layer upon layer of exquisite ennui reveals nothing but emptiness, sprinkled with stilted sentiments.
Full reviewThe actors aren't unhinged enough for the scathing conceit, and the script is more of a mechanism than a revelation.
Full reviewA knowing or at least a ticklishly amusing demonstration of celebrity and its relay of gazes from one of the most looked-at women in the world. Take, watch, she seems to say, this is my body.
Full reviewThere's no catharsis at the end from the journey taken, just relief that it's over.
Full reviewBy the Sea is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.
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