So, I saw A Single Man last night. I’m not going to go into a huge review of the movie but I liked it overall. Tom Ford fans obviously will be flocking to see it. It does seem like a long Tom Ford commercial, not that it’s a bad thing necessarily.

I was really curious to see Tom Ford’s debut. I wanted to see the expression of his aesthetic on film. The movie is shot beautifully. Tom does have a great eye for directing. However, I do think he could use an editor big time. Some shots were a little tedious and a few snips would have been beneficial. A friend of mine actually left halfway through the movie because she felt it was more about the imagery than the story. I can see her point, but every time the movie started to seem tedious, that is exactly when Tom would bring some humour into the situation. I really enjoyed that snap back to reality and it kept me from feeling “New Moon” about the movie.

The movie is beautiful and depressing as all hell. The choices of ending aren’t hard to establish from the beginning but half the fun is the reveal of Tom Ford’s choice of ending. Colin Firth does an amazing job. He deserves an oscar nod for this and I imagine he’ll get it.

Oh, did I mention the hot men in this movie.

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