One of the cinematic masterpieces of 2013, the film "The Best Offer" is an international creation. The Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore for the leading roles in the film invited the Australian Geoffrey Rush, the Dutch actress and model Sylvia Hooks and the British Jim Sturgess. The shooting took place not only in the cities of Italy, but also in Vienna and Prague. English-speaking sources define the genre of the tape as a romantic detective story; Russian film critics tend to call the picture a drama. What is the Best Offer movie really about? The audience’s reviews about him range from the rating “total nerdy” to the admiring words “magnificent, amazing, exciting, great”.
Plot
The film tells us a story of love and deception that occurred in the world of elite auctions of works of art and antiques. The plot revolves around Virgil Oldman - an elderly and respected, but slightly eccentric director of one of the auction houses. He performs an assessment of the property left after the death of the parents of a young client named Claire. The girl suffers from agoraphobia, fear of open spaces and crowds, and never leaves the room in her mansion. The intelligent young mechanic Robert helps Oldman not only put together the strange mechanical wheels and gears found in Claire’s house, but also build relationships with her. A lone auctioneer lives a double life: with the help of his friend, he regularly scams, acquiring paintings at his auctions with pictures of beautiful women. Hero Jeffrey Rush is truly attached to a young client, but he is destined to survive a real life collapse ...
"Best offer": negative reviews
In fact, there are not so many. What do critics don’t like? Lack of dynamism, some protractedness. Of course, the picture is difficult to denote by the word "action". A lot of events take place, some of them are mysterious and exciting, but in general, the rhythm of life of a middle-aged wealthy person is similar to the rhythm of the chanting number of dwarfs in the film (one of the intriguing images of the picture). What has not pleased the audience with the “Best Offer” yet? Reviews of dissatisfied viewers note the predictability of the plot, inconsistencies and lack of logic in the implementation of the scam and the unreasonable behavior of the protagonist. Perhaps that's all. If we consider that the number of negative responses is approximately 10-20 times less than the number of enthusiastic ones, then we can assume that the picture was a success. Moreover, a number of critical viewers note the excellent play of the actors and the magnificent music of Ennio Morricone (whom Tornatore invites in almost every film of his).
"Best offer": positive reviews
Among the laudatory responses to the picture, there are those that focus more on the psychological impact of the tape. Some viewers say that the film is full of tragedy, it makes you think, cry and suffer along with Virgil Oldman. Others believe that, on the contrary, one can be happy for the main character: he finally broke out of the world of fakes into the world of genuine feelings, found the courage to leave the created comfortable space for real people and events, and received his “best offer”.
Reviews of real film fans are primarily seen in the picture not as a story about everyday history, not a detective story or a thriller, but a work of art with a capital letter, an event in the cinematic world. They also note a virtuoso plot woven from individual scenes, dialogs, text and subtext. The tape is deep, full of puzzles and puzzles that sometimes open only after repeated views. The vast majority of viewers note the amazing acting work of Jeffrey Rush. But, perhaps, the success of the tape was determined by an entire ensemble of actors. For the little-known outside the Netherlands, Sylvia Hooks is now likely to begin a new life. The image of a brilliant charming engineer created by Jim Sturgess is also magnificent . By the way, and supporting actors. There is not a single fake note in their game. That is why the most common feature of the film is “mesmerizing”. A sense of authenticity is also supported by beautiful scenery. The picture used several dozen real works of art of the highest standard.
It’s necessary to look at the picture - at least in order to form your own opinion about it. "The Best Offer" (2013), the reviews of critics and ordinary viewers in this case coincide - this is not a passing film, this is an event, a phenomenon in the world of art. You may like or disappoint it, but it is unlikely to leave you indifferent.