Savage Grace
Anyone who may know me can attest to the fact that I have a very different taste in movies than most people. So it won’t be much of a surprise that most people probably haven’t heard of the film Savage Grace.
It’s an indie film with Julianne Moore as the lead. Starring as a voluptuous Barbara Baekeland, this story follows the triumphs and downfalls of the Baekeland family. A story that ends with murder and mystery.
I’m actually currently reading the novel on which this film was based. Of course there are differences, but the film is a beast of its own. The film has flaws no doubt about that, but it makes up for it with superb performances and an absolutely brilliant style.
The score sets the mood and complements the visual style of the film so well. The visual style itself is quite remarkable. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more beautiful film. The shots are so different and out of the norm and the whole setting is so very well done. This movie has class. A sense of style and beauty. It may not have an amazing script or a story that manages to flow together, but it is still fantastic. Call me shallow talking about this films beauty, but the beauty is that of an English Aristocrat. And while now a days so many films are trying so hard, too hard, to spew out a message, Savage Grace doesn’t. It merely tells a story in a visually stunning way.
