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Film Review: Woman in Gold

A lot of reviews gave the impression that this film had a very 'paint by numbers' vibe, one even had that as the title. What they meant by this, was that this was a simplified version of the true story and that you knew exactly which way it would all end up going. Another reviewer said the direction and the score was very heavy handed. Clearly the reviewer was watching another film entirely. I have just returned from seeing Woman in Gold and it gives me great pleasure to be able to full refute such claims and say what an absolute stunner the film is. The 'based on a true story' route automatically gives the people working on such a film, all of them, from director to floor runner, huge responsibility to not only tell the story well and make a good film, but to really bring the people and period to life that gives the audience a look at what the history was truly like. After all, those that do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. Anyway, Simon Curtis