I was really disappointed by Cronenberg's recent "Cosmopolis". The simplicity of the central idea, a man making his way across central Manhattan for a hair cut meets many friends and acquaintances as the world around him seems to unravel, is well executed but the dialogue is over stylised and rapidly disappears up its own backside. While not to everyones taste I have really enjoyed Cronenberg's recent direction but in the face of the overwhelmingly positive reviews for Cosmopolis can I be the the first to point out "The emperor has no clothes". Perhaps this film will improve on a subsequent screening, but I can't see that happening any time soon.
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