Beyond Hollywood commercialism

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2019)

Unbelievable, but I've only just seen this film on Netflix for the first time. Wow! Never mind the Oscars and the hype and the PC holocaust themes. This is a piece of cinema that stands very very very tall all on its own cinematic parameters. Great script, acting superb all round, human themes moving and shattering, all the more because they're directed with understatement. I tried to get my eyes to stop streaming tears, to no avail. And the cinematography and the framing of every single scene is just impeccable, a masterclass of how it's supposed to be done. Citizen Kane, eat your heart out. It's so easy to laugh at some of Spielberg's other stuff, but this is just beyond reproach. His authentic heart just beats beautifully here. Bravo all round. Can't wait to see it again.