One of the number one reasons you
should consider watching The Best Offer is because it’s directed by Giuseppe
Tornatore. He is an Italian director who is well known for directing Cinema
Paradiso (1988) and (1988) Malèna (2000) and certainly is a contemporary artist
who knows what he is doing. And The Best Offer is indeed is a good offer for
the viewers who does not settle in for mundane and puerile romance and
mysteries. The journey through The Best Offer is quite slow and superficial yet
at the end of it quite satisfying.
The lead role of the movie Virgil
Oldman is an aged antiques dealer. He is well known for his profession and
possesses a great deal of knowledge in the field of antiques and lives a
luxurious life. However his interest for women is a mystery and no wife no
family resides in a large house filled with valuable collectables from many
eras. And some of these items which have being collected through backchannels and
socially unaccepted illegal bargains seem to be his favorite private
collection. But when he receives an offer from a lady named Clair to evaluate
her heritage for auctioning Virgil’s life takes an interesting turn. Virgil
becomes obsessed with 27 year old Clair but she hides many mysteries and Vigil
intends to reveal them.
While the cinematography
including camera, lighting and set creation is done beautifully the grand
amount of detailing gone in to creating the pieces of art is outstanding. As
the plot is heavily dependent on antique pieces of all sorts the cinematic
representation of it is vital. Director has gone extra careful and the beauty
of the movie is indeed enhanced by it. Then comes the strong performance by
Geoffrey Rush and it seems like he was cut out to perform the character of
rigid and egoistic Virgil. Finally but most importantly the plot which carefully
unfold through the script creates severe enthusiasm. However at a point some
things becomes predictable yet this point does not arrive until climax. So the
mystery filled tale of romance has its own good run.
The Best Offer has seeing many
mixed reactions so far. In my opinion the good about this movie is way beyond
the mild negativities. Maybe the only complain is how practical all this can be
but the mystery is well put and magnetic.
Genre: Drama | Romance | Mystery
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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