A Bigger Splash

Guided more by emotion and imagery than by any conventional plot, A Bigger Splash is a wicked, mysterious, ceaselessly sexy, and experiential carnal summer whirl.

This reworking of the 1969 erotic thriller "La Piscine" beautifully explores the difficulties of communication. Aging rock star Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton), muted by vocal surgery, is dealing with Harry (Ralph Fiennes), a former flame.

It's an endearingly loopy, occasionally half-cooked but always ambitious film.

In its last half-hour, A Bigger Splash becomes a specific kind of story, and it’s not as pleasurable or strange as what preceded it.

Italian director Luca Guadagnino draws terrific performances from his four stars.

What A Bigger Splash does have in its favor is standout acting by Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton, who gets to channel her inner Ziggy Stardust.

A slight story that aspires to be a thriller but ends up as a rather flat melodrama about a rock-star generation struggling to deal with its twilight years.

I really loved A bigger splash. In terms of plot, there's just a little going on here-A rock star and her lover are taking a rest in rural Italy. Her former lover/ex-manager shows up (mostly uninvited) and tries to rekindle their romance. The rest of this film's beauty lies in the way it is done. A fantastic montage of images and sounds that shows hedonistic pleasures of delicious food, sex, drugs that these "idle rich" people use to fill the time. A bigger splash has a fantastic energy in a calm way that is a joy to watch. The music in the film was unpredictable-here's probably the only time the Stones "Emotional Rescue" will be used in a film.

Rock legend Marianne Lane is on vacation on the island of Pantelleria with Paul, the historic partner. The quiet of the Sicilian idyll, however, is disturbed by the arrival of Harry, with whom the woman has had an affair. it has to be said that the first 3/4 of this film is truly jaw-dropping. We are faced with an elegant and splendid noir seasoned with a fantastic interpretation by Ralph Fiennes. Guadagnino masterfully build tension between the two men but then he really faces a creative black out. The final act of the film, on the other hand, is an example of how to completely ruin a perfect film. The use of Corrado Guzzanti as a police offer is simply incomprehensible (Guzzanti cannot even act at a basic level) and the ending of the film is really not convincing. The reflection on immigrants is very out of place and coarse and resolution is too hasty. Too bad indeed because this Could have been a great movie but It turns out to be a missed great movie.

prominent and neat splashing.. A Bigger Splash The feature demands attention through stunning visuals that are shot beautifully and up beats the tone and the enthusiast of the characters and their individual tales. Addition to that, it scores majestically on terms of technical aspects like cinematography, costume design and sound effects. The concept is fresh, eerie and potential enogh to withhold the audience for complete two hours of its runtime. It is bold and not at all pretentious and the primary reason is its gripping screenplay, intriguing conversation and pragmatic characters that the tale revolves around. The adaptation is smart by David Kajganich that is supported by perfect editing. Luca Guadagnino; the director, has done a tremendous work on executing this stunning pitch and pulls it off with confidence on projecting this huge cast on screen. All the actors too, are in their A game and chips it all in and gives a stellar performance especially Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton but doesn't get the support as anticipated by Matthias Schoenaerts and Dakota Johnsson who still needs some more work. The feature also derails somewhere in its final act and fumbles its way down a bit only to pick up for a tense climax. A Bigger Splash is prominent and neat splashing that may be easily forgetful after leaving the screen but until its running, it offers a thrilling ride.

no idea why this would be particularly well liked by anyone. slow, eneventful, and drab. there are a few random parts that are meant to be open ended, but as a viewer i didnt care enough to be interested either way.

I am inclined to like Swinton and Fiennes, and their performances were indeed fine in this film, but the film offers little else. The plot is thin at best, there's something political thrown in at the end without purpose, the soundtrack is frequently distracting, and the constant nudity serves no purpose as it drives little sexual tension. If it were 40 minutes shorter it might have felt like its actual running time. As it is, it felt like 3 wasted hours. Hard pass.