fkkemble Review of A Single Man

A Single Man (2009)

A movie that aspires to be clever and classy but at which it fails horribly

[30 October 2011]

I don't know when I have enjoyed a movie less and don't know why I wasted the rental fee. I divined the impression that this was to be a classy work of intelligent fiction but which was in fact a work of bilious and delusional self indulgence. It must have been a great coup for the production company to have suckered Colin Firth into what must be the worst role of his career. I admire him greatly as an actor and know him to be a pleasant and charismatic person but quite how and why he allowed himself to be lured into playing this role in this hideous and grotesque movie will forever be a mystery to me, he can't need the money. I see already, that this movie is fading into obscurity and was quickly removed from the 'new releases' shelf at the video store and relegated to the cheapo five day rentals shelf, no doubt it will speedily acquire the dusty patina of disuse and be finally removed one day to finish up in a thrift store. Don't bother watching it.