What if ...

Rating: 7/10 (21 October 2019)

I will watch anything with Denis Villeneuve's name on it. Sometimes there is greatness, sometimes not quite, always there is intellectual provocation and gorgeous visuals. I was deeply moved by and involved with this film, but was left thinking what if ... What if instead of a too long film, it had been made into a slightly longer miniseries, say six hours broken into episodes each with their own arc. I think it might have been more successful. This dragged in parts because the mini arcs within the larger story narrative were too compressed. So, could have been better. But still a fine film worth watching, another daring exploration of the medium by one of our most daring auteurs. And BTW, fine acting, fine script, outstanding cinematography.