Beautiful Job by Scorsese

Rating: 10/10 (16 August 2017)

A true masterpiece by a master filmmaker, Martin Scorsese. By far this the best film I've seen from him. And that's saying a lot considering I've seen Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed, and The Aviator. What makes this work for me? The performances, the visual effects, and the story. Firstly, the master actor Ben Kingsley was the perfect choice to play Georges Melies as a defeated and broken man. Asa Butterfield proves to be the best child actor working today, he gives a very mature performance that I think Kingsley would approve of. Chloe Grace Moretz was more than just a typical love interest, but has a complex situation with her grandfather. The visual effects are astounding. The story I love most of all, it respectively pays tribute to the birth of cinema while also telling a touching, complex story. Overall, the film is very satisfying in all the right ways. The only negative I'd have to say is not much, I struggle to think of any gripes. So go see it, its worth a look.