Venus – 5/10

I didn’t really know anything about this movie at all when I watched it, just that it was on the list of Oscar nominations, and I was trying to see all the nominated movies (unsuccessfully) before the Oscars aired. Turned out I was on a plane from Charlotte to LAX when the Oscars aired anyway… oh well.

So, the story of “Venus” was something that I have seen done quite a bit before at this point, and in this particular case, the film didn’t really offer too many new ideas. Although the acting was very good, the story didn’t really go anywhere that I wasn’t expecting it to. I found myself entertained for the most part, but my reaction to the film overall was nothing more or less than “meh”. A much better and much more original version of this type of movie can be found in Harold & Maude or Rushmore.

The ending was obviously predictable, and honestly, pretty much every step of this movie was just as predictable. All said and done, I wouldn’t rewatch this film or recommend it. But I suppose I’m glad I saw it? Well, maybe not really. It wouldn’t make a difference either way.

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