Columbus (2017)

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   Slylingual24

   WOW! An extremely self-assured debut. I dont think there was really any part of this movie - be it the acting or the writing, and certainly not the cinematography - that was lacking in any major way. Beautiful story. Hayley Lu continues to prove that she's one of the best on-the-rise actresses.
   
   At this very moment Elisha Christian could probably win best cinematography outright for Columbus. 6 years 9 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Columbus is a slow-paced and quiet film that uses the modern architecture of Columbus, Indiana, as a metaphor for absence. Modernism, and its link to the zen aesthetic also evoked, uses a balance of presence and void that mirrors the characters' situations. John Cho is the son of an architecture professor in town to see his dying father, a man we never see beyond a silhouette. He befriends a Haley Lu Richardson, a young woman with an unknown future before her and undependable mother the camera never wants to linger on. Geometric cinematography and lyrical sound design support a slew of conversations between them, and suggest things and people missing from their lives. Each building used has meaning, much of the foreground text is elliptical. The acting is great. It's a character study, well served by all these elements, even if the plot, such as it is, may leave one wanting more. And certainly, I would have spent more time with these characters. And as an aside, I'm stoked that John Cho is breaking barriers for Asian actors being leads in American films (here and in the upcoming Searching). 5 years 10 months ago
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   deckard.

   a pure ozu worship but... no dice. the magic of ozu is his ability to instantly get us invested with the characters and absorbed with the environment. but here, you do not feel anything for any of the characters, you do not care for what is happening and all you have left is some shots of the surrounding, which isn't enough to hold your interest.
   
   good try but no.. this is not the cinema the director aspires to catch, even if for a short time. 2 years 1 month ago

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