With that said when a movie is two and a half hours long but you don' t notice - it's good. Denis Villeneuve (my favorite director FYI. Thanks for Prisoners, Enemy, Arrival, Sicario and Blade Runner2049) this time brings us quality, slow-paced sci-fi action drama I would say.
The story is set in somewhat far future and tells us about Paul (played by lovely Timothée Chalamet) - a young man who's born in a "royal" family and is brought up to be ready to take over his fathers duties when the time comes. Sounds familiar? Yes. But. It' s not that simple. Paul has something special and there is a reason for that. And we get to see plenty of stuff, not only of Timothees' character. So now we get to the place where I tell you, without plot spoilers, what I liked:
- We get to see BEAUTIFUL, very detailed different types of lands (planets), carefully thought out ships, buildings and outfits...The DESERT looks awesome. Basically everything is an eye candy. Since Arrival I enjoy how Denis has the ability to make people seem so tiny and irrelevant even when they are very important to the story. He knows what should actually look and feel BIG.
- Jason Momoa. ALWAYS.
-Did I say it's visually pleasing? But besides that, it is very nice to follow a story and not get bored at any second. It kind of seems "seen" but there are so many little things (script wise, cinematography-wise, CGI of course too) that refresh everything and makes the experience unique. Dune leaves you with a loooong lasting, satisfying aftertaste.
But. Where there's good, there's usually something bad-ish. What I wish was different? Music (score) felt a bit too loud or too much at some points. Also, Zendayas' story-line. After the film I wondered how her shooting went, must have been quick, at least for this part. So, Zendaya-s fans - lower your expectations. Annnnd..I'm not a fan of Rebecca Ferguson. She did good, but she is just not my cup of tea.
Overall:
MUST SEE ON THE BIG SCREEN (Where your chair sometimes trembles from the music :)).
Rating: ★★★★
