Lacks (almost) everything

Rating: 1/10 (6 March 2012)

I went to this movie with expectations (after all IMDb rated it at 8.0). Alas I did not read all the comments, my fault. Next time I will doubt IMDb ratings. The movie is quite long and the first three quarters far too slow. The last quarter, when the story finally completes and reveals itself for what it is (a tentatively poetic documentary about George Meliés, the famous movie-maker), is bearable, but only if you were out at the bar (three pints and a pack of peanuts would help) for the first three. The movie lacks acting, above all by the two protagonists (almost expressionless), I would save Kingsley and Baron Cohen. Dialogues are far too simple. I would suggest Scorsese to look in the dictionary for the word "pace", maybe he forgot about it. There is no construction of pathos, except for a few scenes at the end the movie is totally flat. Even the "deus ex machina" (literally), the automaton, who/which is the only character with an expression (!) and it has the (only, alas) role of keeping the link between all the characters in the movie is quickly discarded without much resentment.