Two Lovers

Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow star in director James Gray's dark and unsettling contemplation of love

Set during a gray Brighton Beach winter, "Two Lovers" begins with the solid shape of Joaquin Phoenix lumbering down a pier, a bag of dry cleaning slung over his shoulder. We don't know who he is or anything about him, really, but for the heavy resignation and hopelessness that saturate his every step. There is no hesitation as he makes his way up and over the railing, jumping into the frigid bay below. But submerged deep in the icy waters, he discovers that he is not yet ready to die. And so an ending becomes a beginning in director James Gray's dark and unsettling contemplation of love. [...]

di Betsy Sharkey, articolo completo (4916 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 13 febbraio 2009