Don't know what to think....

Rating: Null/10 (26 February 2012)

I'm not familiar at all with Shakespeare's Coriolanus. I really don't know what to say besides it definitely is very difficult to be able to judge this film as a whole if you aren't familiar with the kind of language spoken. I still was able to understand it many times, but I found myself thinking about other things throughout. hat I can say is that Fiennes really show promise as a director. The film never feels too "stagey", and in fact the cinematography really expands and lets it feel way more interesting than it should be, well to me anyways. I really don't know how to judge this film, but besides some interesting things Fiennes did behind the camera, the cast also kept things interesting for me at least. Fiennes stumbles a bit in the last act, and one can see his Voldemort coming out. Redgrave is pretty good, although nothing from this film left a very big impression on me. As it is, it's hard to judge a performance when you lose track of more than half of what they are saying. Because of that, I guess I only recommend this to people who really have a knack for Shakespeare's language and who are familiar with this story.
Also, it's not hard to see why Redgrave was ignored throughout the awards season. I mean, she is full of emotions and a face that captivates, but at the end of the day, if the film lacks a real connection with you of understanding, you won't be able to have a look out for how great a performance involved is, although I honestly don't think this is anything out of the ordinary for her by just studying her physical acting. I guess... don't believe the hype?