George Miller‘s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” is a 21st century riff on “Arabian Nights. This unusual love story, budgeted at a ridiculous $60 million, has Tilda Swinton‘s English writer and Idris Elba‘s romantic Djinn striking a few nice romantic chords. The problem is that Miller decides to concentrate the bulk of his movie, not on his talented two leads, but on the Djinn’s century-spanning history, which has no tension or surprising elements to it. The film is also devoid of any of the eye-popping visuals Miller is known to create. This is a CG-swamped romance that goes from the mundane to the impenetrable. The disappointment is only more crushing when you realize that this is Miller’s first movie since his triumphant “Mad Max: Fury Road.” [D+]
Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Featured
Summary Block
Marvel's "Ghost Rider" just hired one of the best cinematographers working today. Linus Sandgren will serve as DP on Shawn Levy's MCU flick, and, most notably, the project will be shot on film.