Film Review - W.E.
March 01, 2012
It’s been proven on numerous occasions that Madonna cannot act. It was proven in 2008 that Madonna couldn’t direct with the rambling “Filth and Wisdom.” “W.E.” is the pop legend’s attempt to be taken seriously as a film artist, selecting a sweeping love story of impossible refinement and sacrifice to study, with an intoxicating historical context to keep her on task. Alas, the big screen just isn’t the proper outlet for Madonna’s majesty, as “W.E.” is a hopelessly distanced museum piece attempting to pass itself as a heaving emotional event, finding the moviemaker in a wandering mood of exploration with a tale that all but demands the most enveloping moments of screen intimacy. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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