Movie Review: Bright Star

Plot Synopsis:
Bright Star is based on the 3 year relationship between John Keats and the love of his life, Fanny Brawne, before his early death at the age of 25.

Genre:
Romance/Biography

Starring:
Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish

Director:
Jane Campion

Review:

I absolutely loved this movie. It was like a John Keats poem within itself. From start to finish, the cinematography was absolutely ravishing with it’s vivid blues and purples and just spoke of a doomed romance. Sorry if that’s a spoiler for ya’ll, but it’s pretty much known to everyone that Keats got died super young, and the trailers make it pretty obvious, as well.

Anyways! My one complaint it that the acting didn’t speak to me as much as everything else (directing, writing, cinematophraphy, etc). This is Abbie Cornish‘s first big American role and she’s finally getting her footing as an up-and-coming actress, so I’ll give her the benefit of the doubt; but Ben Whishaw, whom I love and adore unconditionally, just wasn’t putting out enough for me here. I just wasn’t getting the “love” vibes from him and I didn’t think that there was very much, if any, chemistry between the two lead actors.

That all being said, it was a wonderful movie and I highly recommend it if you want a beautifully shot tear-jerker with some grand poetry thrown in the mix! Oh! And in terms of eye-candy, Ben Whishaw was looking fiiiiine as always! :)

Where to see it?
It is now available on DVD.

Watch the trailer here.