Very beautiful visuals surrounding a tale of comedic ironies

Rating: 6/10 (24 October 2015)

This movie is indeed a great example of how Italian sense of film-making can really be married with contemporary English and Hollywod cast, mixed together with the commonly found philosophical art house blend of ironic comedies. The story really puts a poetic reasoning to the subject matter of old age. The movie is filled with long talks, which look more like responded monologues. But of course any ironic setups won't be complete without actually putting in the opposite of the subject. This movie puts it good a dose of young talents with adequate significance where the irony really bites when it comes. The acting is indeed a great job. Michael Caine can really depict the depth of the character, without having to overly expressing. His acting feels very natural especially when we compared each of his scenes. Harvey Keitel, Paul Dano and Rachel Weisz did very well to complete the angles and give nuances to the movie. Jane Fonda did well in stealing the scenes even with her short screen time.