The Best Offer (2014)
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.
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How I missed this I don't know. I must say they I thoroughly enjoyed this slightly Hitchcockian film, it was both engrossing and cleverly done, plus the detective in me liked figuring out what was going to happen. Not gonna give away either so watch and enjoy!
The success of this type of movie depends on how satisfying the final resolution is and in this case I thought more could have been made of it. But Geoffrey Rush is always brilliant to watch and Jim Sturgess is very good also. Great production values for a movie set in the world of art and antiques. Good to see Donald Sutherland too. (watched 7/16)
I am a bit confused. This is my understanding that the only entrance to the villa is the gate. When Oldman enters the villa, he opens the closed gate and closes it after he entered, right? Then he sees the opened gate and thinks that Claire just left the villa. Otherwise he'd look for her right when he enters the house. He goes to the bar and asks if someone saw the young woman, etc. One guy says that he saw her in the morning. But who opened the gate AFTER Oldman came in? If someone opened it for a purpose, wouldn't is be a red flag for such a smart guy? Little things make story, small mistakes like this kill the story. I liked the movie though. I also was sure that Billy was involved but don't understand when and why I realized that. Any suggestions?
This isn't a movie about mind-blowing plot twists or head-scratching mysteries. Those elements are there but subtly. It was genius how the director got the audience so intrigued and interested not in what would happen next, but more about how do characters feel like, their development and depth.The story is of Mr. Oldman the prestigious cold world-famous art-expert. Who isn't the biggest fan of human relationships, only taking pleasure in his still antique portraits. But this slowly unfolds very interestingly, and not in a cliché expected manner.What truly impressed me, is the third act with its major surprise; is that there was zero interest in the walk-through of how it all worked out up until this point, your usual go-to technique to explain a plot twist, instead, only the surprise was stated and instead focusing on the psychological aftermath of the protagonist which perfectly goes in tune with the atmosphere of the movie which is a deep look into the psych of a malcontent old man.