Phoenix
After a reconstructive facial operation, concentration-camp survivor Nelly Lenz tracks down her husband, Johnny, who believes she's dead. Unrecognizable to Johnny, Nelly befriends him to find out whether he betrayed her to the Nazis.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Movie #1130 .........................Phoenix
Movie #1130 "Phoenix" tried to be stylish but failed! I had read an article where this film performance was chosen as one of the top ten this year, but I don't agree. That is, unless you consider "deer in headlights" through the whole film enough to make a character come to life. I would also accuse this film of being pretentious --- it was filmed as if each movement, each second of film was the earth, moon and stars! And it wasn't. Now, don't get me wrong. There are some nice shots here, and the woman who plays Nellie was definitely "in the moment" but the film got to be tedious, the dialogue overly repetitious, the pacing overly slow. I didn't care for this one, even as tense as the pacing of the film suggested it was to be. This is one of the first holocaust films that I have found little interest in.
2015 I would give it 2.5 stars out of 5Rated PG-13
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