Never Let Me Go

I just finished watching Never Let Me Go.

I am not quite sure what to write about it, I do not even know yet whether I really liked it or not. 

Anyway, this is a movie based on Kazuo Ishiguro's novel of the same title, the story of a tragical love triangle of scientific specimen, set in dystopian England. The leading roles are played by Carey Mulligan - who I think is a genius and whom I truly admire ever since I saw her in An Education, Keira Knightley - whom I do not think much of, and this movie did not change my opinion of her, and Andrew Garfield - whom I knew from and enjoyed pretty much in  The Social Network. Never Let Me Go was included in several "Best Movies of 2010" lists (here is Time's), I most certainly cannot argue with that, for this picture has every right to be on those lists. What it also deserves is a few Academy Award nominations in the categories of best picture, Carey Mulligan as best actress in a leading role, and best original score. Best writing - adapted screenplay? I cannot say much about that, since I haven't read the book yet, however, should I bump into it somewhere, I would probably read it. 

What I am most certain about is that Carey Mulligan is brilliant and incredibly talented, and once again she plays her role extremely cleverly, there is no over dramatisation, no over-playing, no giving too much away, showing just the tip of the iceberg. (Is it too much if I say that she reminds me of a young Judi Dench? Not just the way she looks, but her way of playing as well.)

I am pretty sure I will watch Never Let Me Go again, paying more attention to the details, for, as we all know, the devil lies in them. Hopefully, Hungarian film distributors will be clever enough to release it to the big screen, and next time I get to watch it in the cinema.

Until then I will keep listening to its brilliant score.