Just came home from watching it. I’ve read it quite a few times, both out loud to students and by myself, so I didn’t go in completely blind so to speak.
Still, it managed to confuse me a few times, especially the conversations, and at some points, a little who’s who. (Might just have been me, though. See below).
Still, overall, it was a pleasure to watch. Damon gives a good performance. It’s not the best he’s ever done, in my opinion, but he’s good enough to carry a large part of the movie by himself. There are other standouts from his crew as well, and Pattinson is his usual brooding self, which fits right in here.
It’s quite hard to write about further details without spoiling stuff, but one thing I can say is that the scenery is veet well done. If you go in expecting Greek summer weather, you’re in for quite the surprise. The backdrops were gorgeous as well. The CGI is also quite well made, imo.
Anyway, to be completely honest here, I have issues with my spine and right leg (the ischias nerve) so I’m pretty heavily medicated It might have put a positive tint on the whole thing, I don’t know.
(tl;dr) Still, in my opinion, it’s very much worth watching, and if you can afford it, it’s worth watching it in a movie theatre because of the effects and sound.
Just came home from watching it. I’ve read it quite a few times, both out loud to students and by myself, so I didn’t go in completely blind so to speak.
Still, it managed to confuse me a few times, especially the conversations, and at some points, a little who’s who. (Might just have been me, though. See below).
Still, overall, it was a pleasure to watch. Damon gives a good performance. It’s not the best he’s ever done, in my opinion, but he’s good enough to carry a large part of the movie by himself. There are other standouts from his crew as well, and Pattinson is his usual brooding self, which fits right in here.
It’s quite hard to write about further details without spoiling stuff, but one thing I can say is that the scenery is veet well done. If you go in expecting Greek summer weather, you’re in for quite the surprise. The backdrops were gorgeous as well. The CGI is also quite well made, imo.
Anyway, to be completely honest here, I have issues with my spine and right leg (the ischias nerve) so I’m pretty heavily medicated It might have put a positive tint on the whole thing, I don’t know.
(tl;dr) Still, in my opinion, it’s very much worth watching, and if you can afford it, it’s worth watching it in a movie theatre because of the effects and sound.