According to the DVD booklet this movie can be compared to Taxi Driver. Well, the only thing I find similar is the pace of the camera-work and the speed in which the story unfolds. My god, what a very slow and boring movie! Normally, a slower pace can be an element of added value, or even a necessity. In this case, it's mainly annoying. It really doesn't add to the atmosphere of the story, its rather old-fashioned film-making. Maybe also because it doesn't lead anywhere. The storyline is thin, with a theme of wealth vs poor that I don't find very credible, mainly the ignorance of poor. The only positive point I can think of is that the movie gives some more insight in the environments of Teheran. Some newer good movies come from Iran, this just is not one of them. I watched the second part of the movie in fast-forward.
Review of Crimson Gold
