This movie could have worked, and in some ways it really does. Though some people don't agree, I found the chemistry between Vikander and McAvoy to be good and very believable.
What wasn't at all believable was the script. Oh looordy, lord, there's some bad lines in there. Everything drowned in pointless talks about the ocean and suuuure it's an analogy and all, but yeezus give it a rest, will ya? The story isn't really there. It could have been an epic love story, but it's not - though that's not the actor's fault. Vikander and McAvoy give it everything they have to deliver those at times painful lines.
If you love everything else Vikander has done, you'll probably like this one as well. The male gaze is all over her, and it truly works.
The cinematography for this film is absolutely spectacular and almost worth the time just because of that (almost).
What wasn't at all believable was the script. Oh looordy, lord, there's some bad lines in there. Everything drowned in pointless talks about the ocean and suuuure it's an analogy and all, but yeezus give it a rest, will ya? The story isn't really there. It could have been an epic love story, but it's not - though that's not the actor's fault. Vikander and McAvoy give it everything they have to deliver those at times painful lines.
If you love everything else Vikander has done, you'll probably like this one as well. The male gaze is all over her, and it truly works.
The cinematography for this film is absolutely spectacular and almost worth the time just because of that (almost).