This week in rolling out the film “Snowden” is a biographical film about the life of world famous informer Edward Snowden, accused of treason of his own country. In our material we have gathered the most striking quotes from reviews of well-known foreign publications from Variety to TimeOut.
“Snowden,” Oliver stone: a review of reviews of the foreign press
Variety: “In fact, “Snowden” says that surveillance is a kind of “Pandora’s box””this film lacks the “kaleidoscopic”, which was inherent in the great paintings of the stone made them in the 90-ies, but it often throws hot, then cold. The film is based on the example of an interview from the film “Citizenfour: Snowden Truth, which stone recreates with documentary precision, showing us Edward, walking across the lobby, like Jason Bourne, playing with his Rubik’s Cube”.
The teaser of the film “Snowden”
The Guardian: “of”Snowden” from failure, save only Joseph Gordon-Levitt”Movie saves only Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who already with his voice creates a feeling of getting in the way. He dilutes his presence excessive pathos of some scenes, and in some places, on the contrary, it adds, demonstrating a range of acting ability”.
Trailer of the movie “Snowden”
The Hollywood Reporter: “the story is not even the slightest hint of suspense”stone is moving on the history of the measured, methodically, but with a complete lack of zazhigatelnoe – a similar technique has benefited some of his early works, and some hurt. In the narrative there is even the slightest hint of suspense that could definitely spoil the viewer the pleasure of viewing, because we all know what ended the story of Snowden”.
Trailer of the movie “Snowden”
Vanity Fair: “Joseph Gordon-Levitt has created a convincing version of Snowden”Gordon-Levitt looks in this role adequately, Snowden demonstrates characteristic traits: moderation and the promise of something greater, something more obsessive or even manic. It’s those qualities that Poitras mentioned in the documentary, describing how Snowden while he was in his hotel room, says of its decision to disclose the classified documents. Stone analyzes the psychology of the moment is much deeper, but still remains on the side of Snowden.
Frame from the film “Snowden”
Rolling Stone: “biopic by Oliver stone about the informant not good enough”unfortunately, the stone simplifies the ethical dilemma is clear to all to one question: whether had the right the U.S. intelligence services, in the name of national security, to spy on their fellow citizens? The consequences from these actions are ignored. And it is those consequences that are far more interesting than the story of anyone’s life. Agree with this and Snowden, he said: “This story is not about me.” Give this stone, which tells about what lies on the surface, but misses the essence”.
Frame from the film “Snowden”
Time Out, “stone directed the film, resulting more boring than the history of Jason Bourne stone spends a lot of time to recreate the scene in the hotel room, which was removed exposing the film “Citizenfour: Snowden Truth”. You will quickly see why I look at the way Melissa Leo plays Laura Poitras, while could see the original documentary. There was a possibility that the important story of Snowden will present in the style of hackneyed movies about Jason Bourne, but stone somehow managed to find a way to make the story even more boring.”
The trailer for Citizenfour: Snowden True”
