Terrific Performances, Mediocre Story,

Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2015)

Woman in Gold is a good movie with a well developed storyline and a great cast. It's certainly an enjoyable movie and the highlight for me is without a doubt Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, they're an unlikely pair to put together, but they both shine in their roles and are the most powerful part of this film. The writing was a bit poor, the set up for this story seemed very interesting and I think it easily could have been an Oscar contender if it wasn't for the way the narrative was told, I felt like it wasn't taking these events seriously enough, for a movie in which the holocaust is an important subject, you would expect it to be much more dramatic and not so light hearted. The film needed more tension, there isn't enough times where we feel a real sense of worry and loss from these characters, they seem to get their way very often and there is never really a time where all hope is lost, where we feel like they're never going to achieve their goal, this is normally evident in movies and when it is absent it makes the ending a lot loss fulfilling. Woman in Gold may have several imperfections, but what it lacks in story it makes up for with terrific acting, certainly worth the watch if you ever see it on television or Netflix and are looking for a drama.
A Jewish refugee works with a young lawyer in order to retrieve artwork she believes belongs to her.
Best Performance: Helen Mirren