Masterful and Tedious

Rating: 7/10 (3 March 2019)

Cinematically, this film has just about everything going for it: cinematography, production design, music.
Where it falls short is story and character development. The film depicts two people who keep trying to escape and are stuck in their relationship; whether they're together or apart, they are stuck. There are obstacles, but the obstacles are never overcome; therefore very little evolution. I felt very little investment and empathy as I watched Cold War. Mostly, I felt impatient and eager to get this very limited story over with. Thanks for a relatively short run time, though it still felt unbearably long.