The rapid dialogue is dry and mannered, like a David Mamet play, there's virtually no story and Cronenberg's visual scheme is cold and claustrophobic.
Cosmopolis
How far can he go before he goes too far?
2012 · 1h 49m · R
Drama
Directed by
David Cronenberg
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Cosmopolis
Overview
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a self-made 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.
Director and cast
- David Cronenberg Director
- Robert Pattinson as Eric Packer
- Juliette Binoche as Didi Fancher
- Sarah Gadon as Elise Shifrin
- Mathieu Amalric as André Petrescu
- Jay Baruchel as Shiner
- Kevin Durand as Torval
- K'naan as Brutha Fez
- Emily Hampshire as Jane Melman
- Samantha Morton as Vija Kinsky
- Paul Giamatti Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It feels like each and every moment bursts forth with urgent dialogue, and yet what does anyone actually say?
There's not really a movie there, nothing that sustains itself from scene to scene and nothing that's worth watching from beginning to end.
The film is all too faithful to its un-cinematic source.
"Cosmopolis," because of its allegiance to the book's mannered, offbeat language, feels like it never wakes up.
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