London Film Festival 2010: Never Let Me Go

Posted by Evrim Ersoy Oct 13, 2010, 18:54 GMT

Mark Romanek's 'Never Let Me Go' is a strange hybrid of a film - on one hand resembling a drama in the ilk of 'Atonement' with a soundtrack that consists of rising, hysterical strings and a torrid threesome love affair in the middle of it ; and on the other a science fiction tale questioning the ethics of identity, cloning and the very existence of the soul.
Unfortunately this hybrid never works as well as it should: partly due to the cast who simply can't seem to stop thinking they are in a film by Julian Fellows and partly due to the refusal of the script by Alex Garland of adhering to even an internal logic.
Not all is lost however as lush visuals and some quiet but powerful moments elevate this weird concoction above a complete waste of time - the setting itself, also deeply odd, is quite enchanting as well from the country estate look of Hailsham to the grim tower blocks of 'Completion' , they help establish the mood far better than any of the second-rate dialogue does.
Perhaps better suited to the 'Home Entertainment' market, this is a B film dressed up as an A lister.

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