Trailer Link

Release Date:

April 3, 2015

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the government to recover artwork she believes rightfully belongs to her family.”

Poster: C+ / D / C / C-

Review: (#1) I’ll give them credit for trying to be original, but there’s something cheesy about this design, which makes it somewhat offensive given what it’s describing. (#2) Were the two split images stylistically similar, the design might be a fraction more appealing, but they are physically and tonally dissimilar, which makes it distracting.

(#3) This one has a bit of visual flair, but it doesn’t seem to evoke the necessary emotional connection or thematic emphasis to be effective. (#4) A hodge podge of images that languishes behind sepia-toned blandness.

Trailer: C-

Review: It’s the kind of story that seems familiar. The theft of artwork by the Nazi regime and the deplorable lengths the original owners have had to go through to get them back, would seem like a perfectly engaging premise, but the trailer comes off feeling like a rudimentary excursion into historical tedium.

Oscar Prospects:

There’s a reason the film is releasing so early in the year. In spite of having an Oscar-friend ensemble and premise, the film looks a bit too mawkish to be able to hold the Academy’s attention and secure any nominations.

Revisions:

(March 29, 2015) Original

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