A gorgeous, captivating tale of love, passion and desire shrouded in a mysterious fable of magic, history and wonderment. George Miller’s pandemic project was a fascinating study in storytelling and its transportive powers.
Tilda Swinton was effortlessly magnetic - she could read a phonebook and it would be magnificent - and Idris Elba, embodied an unexpected tenderness despite his hulking presence. Their chemistry had a warmth and sincerity that felt honest and real, and that really helped to sell the plausibility of this fairytale.
Miller’s direction was assured and the narrative flowed beautifully. Each story within a story had a start, middle and end that was both satisfying and yet continued to deepen the central intrigue and mystery.
A great screenplay that never clearly delineated its path and paired with an evocative and at times haunting score by Leo Holkenborhg aka Junkie XL, this film immersed the audience in a seemingly too short 108 minutes journey of discovery and modern myth telling.
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