‘All Of A Sudden’ Review: Oscar Winner Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Humane 3 Hour-Plus Exploration Of French Health Care Too Often Feels Like A Lecture – Cannes Film Festival
- What’s Inside:
- A review of a new movie.
- A famous director’s latest work.
- Why some folks are a little bored.
Our Take
So, we just caught wind of a review for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s new film, ‘All Of A Sudden’. You know, the director who blew us away with ‘Drive My Car’? The one that even snagged an Oscar nod? Well, his latest flick is a pretty long one. We’re talking over three hours!
And the word on the street is, it’s all about French healthcare. Sounds important, right? But the review says it feels more like a really long lecture than a movie. A bit of a bummer when you’re expecting Hamaguchi’s usual magic.
We love a good art house film, and we appreciate when directors take their time to tell a story. But if the vibe is ‘stuck in a classroom’, that’s not exactly the cinematic escape we’re always looking for. It’s a shame, because the aesthetic of a film can be so powerful, and a lecture just doesn’t have that same visual punch.
