Kubrick's Last Song

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2019)

I don't hate this film, but I certainly don't love it either. As far as craft, it's great. As far as story, it's fine. Some scenes worked better than others, some acting suffers a bit, and overall, I still think this film could've been twenty minutes shorter and we would've gotten the same message. Then again, who am I to tell Kubrick how to do his job? He's a director that has crafted some of the most brilliant films of his time, this one just doesn't work as well as others (it's still better than 90% of the movies I see today, which is why it still earns a 4 star rating from me). A bittersweet note for Kubrick to leave on, but as said in this film; "life goes on, until it doesn't, but you know that, don't you?"