R, 109 min.
Director: David Cronenberg
Writers: David Cronenberg,
Don DeLillo (novel)
Starring: Robert Pattinson,
Sarah Gadon, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Durand, Abdul Ayoola, Juliette Binoche, Emily
Hampshire, Bob Bainborough, Samantha Morton, Zeljko Kecojevic, Jay Baruchel,
Philip Nozuka, Mathieu Amalric
“Cosmopolis” is another of
David Cronenberg’s dense explorations into the complexities of a challenging
man. In this case, he is a young billionaire who rides in his limousine across
Manhattan for a hair cut. That sounds like a simple enough plot, but the
complexities of just that notion suggests the density of the material.
His journey across the city is
hindered by a visit to the city by the President. Several people cross his path
along the way, ex lovers, business associates, employees, and ultimately a man
who wants to kill him. As a work of Cronenberg’s none of these people operate
on normal social terms. Most people enter the limo, although he does exit his
vehicle a few times. The whole thing feels like an exercise in quirkiness and
limo leather rather than an attempt to tell a genuine story.
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