The Plot: A large number of paintings by an unknown artist, who last wishes were for all his work to be burnt, are discovered by accident and soon art dealers are trying to get them. But supernatural forces are at work and soon mysterious deadly accidents start to happen to everyone who wants to make money with the paintings.
The Movie: Director Dan Gilroy has previous directed Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo in the dark and terrific NIGHTCRAWLER, so I had high expectations for this new movie. The trailer left me intrigued and I could hardly wait to see it. Well, this wasn’t exactly what I was expecting.
The movie has a dark and cold heart, and a disturbing sense of humor. It’s visually interesting and there’s no doubt this isn’t to take seriously and that the idea is to give a satiric look at the art world. But it should have a little suspense.
The talented cast, that also includes Zawe Ashton, Toni Collette, Tom Sturridge, John Malkovich, Billy Magnussen, Daveed Diggs and Natalia Dyer, gives life to the most irritating and pretentious group of characters I have ever seen and, even with all their efforts, there’s no way for us to feel any kind of empathy with any of the characters.
Like Stephen Sondheim wrote in one of his songs, “art isn’t easy” and here art is deadly, but creative. The creepiest moment happens with a painting with monkeys and the scene between Gretchen (Toni Collette) and the sphere is very artistic. Strange is the best adjective to give to this movie.
My Rate: 5 (from 1 to 10)
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