The Goldfinch (2019)

Well told story

The Goldfinch was made by the same guy who made Brooklyn, John Crowrely. I thought Brooklyn was an excellent work of filmmaking. Just technically perfect so I was curious to see what he would do with this film. Brooklyn was a movie that could have been real boring in the hands of a lessor director but this Crowley made the simple story truly energetic. The Goldfich starts out that way but one difference is that he had a lot of star power to keep us intrigued (past his filmmaking skills). It definitely helps to have some known faces like Nicole Kidman to keep the story going. Second, the Goldfinch is not as mundane a story as Brooklyn. It’s got a good story arch and a lot of dramatic tones built into the story. Although the characters’ motives seemed other worldly to me, the universe this kid comes form just seems very different from mine so relating was odd. Yet still I did like the story and I never got bored of watching it so very good.