An excellent example of how plot drives character development, this one will have you discussing the main protagonist (played by Ryan Gosling) and his decisions long after you leave the cinema.
For non-US audiences, there is always that slight crisis of confidence with movies that centre around US politics as to whether we will get it. This movie does a great job with dialogue that clarifies and underlines key issues without obvious exposition or characters explaining things to characters who would already know stuff or resorting to sloppy ‘As I’ve told you before…’ techniques.
Once you grasp the scenario, the story takes off and every scene provides some unexpected twist that tightens the direction and pushes the main character to his limit.
Script and direction package that definitely confirms Mr Clooney is not just a pretty face.
