'Close' was a strange experience for me. The film set itself up to absolutely destroy me. It had the gun loaded and aimed right between my eyes - and then it never pulled the trigger. And the question that keeps going back and forth in my mind is whether or not this was intentional? Did writer/director Lukas Dhont not want to go the conventional route, and instead went for a more subtle and ultimately less effective route? Or did he want to hammer the nail in and failed in doing so (at least from my perspective)?
Regardless of this, the film is very good. It's very well acted. They did a great job of finding a child actor who wasn't in the least bit annoying. The film also finds a way of being quite captivating and holding your attention, despite there being a lot of silence and longer drawn out scenes.
This is a good film, but I feel like it had all the ingredients to be great and didn't quite get there. 7/10.
Regardless of this, the film is very good. It's very well acted. They did a great job of finding a child actor who wasn't in the least bit annoying. The film also finds a way of being quite captivating and holding your attention, despite there being a lot of silence and longer drawn out scenes.
This is a good film, but I feel like it had all the ingredients to be great and didn't quite get there. 7/10.