Review of Shanghai

Shanghai (2012)
2/10
Boring
16 March 2014
I watched this movie because of it's high rating and a review I read that praised Koechlins acting. Her acting came down to keeping the same expression for the duration of the movie. Closest that comes to mind is the acting in Twilight. The whole movie is slow, so slow you're tempted to wash a few dishes then come back see if it's moved on. The plot is nothing you haven't seen before. Actually it's less interesting than other movies of the same gender. The dialogs are delivered in a bored, slow voice. There are precious few dialogs but the way they're delivered they seem like the most boring of lectures, like they're deliberately trying to put you to sleep. It's completely lifeless. The actors seem numb. The camera captures everything but what you'd want to see. I supposed it was meant to be artsy. Still, the actors are walking on the road and we are seeing the shops on the other side. Really? Shot of the shops for maybe 3 minutes? Shot of someone smudging paint on a guys face for 2 minutes? Am I supposed to take the time and think deeply about it while the camera sits on nothing? On the whole a horrible movie.
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