A Bigger Splash (2015)

Load of rubbish!!

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

**Update** I have just updated my rating and dropped this horrible film from 5 stars to 1 star. I was forced to re-watch this wretched cringe-worthy movie as I was visiting a friend who desperately wanted to see it because he's a Tilda Swinton fan. I didn't have the heart to tell him how I felt about this film, and good thing, as he actually liked it. Go figure. It was absolutely dreadful the second time.**I really disliked this film. It's pretentious in every way. The characters, every single one of them, are highly unlikable. If you met them at a party you'd say, "What assholes these people are!" And with all the beautiful locations in Italy they chose this barren ugly piece of land on the island of Pantelleria, which I hope has more beautiful stretches than this. The reason they filmed here is likely because the filmmakers received some financial incentive. I don't think I've cringed this much in a film in a very long time. The only reason I'm giving it five stars is because I'd like to support independent filmmaking. What a quandary.

Saw this movie at the film festival in 2016, really enjoyed it actually. Terrific cast, beautiful locations, interesting romantic story. The movie might be considered as a slow burner for the straight- to-the-point film lovers. It takes it's time to tell the story and give all the little details. Some websites labeled this movie as a thriller but it's far from that. It's actually a Dark realistic comedy drama, no action here folks. If you are fed up with Hollywood movies and want to try some new, different and more mature content, this would be a good start for you. Take your time to experience this film, see it with an open mind. A+

In "A bigger splash", the audience gets to know the story of a celebrity couple that has to face some long forgotten problems when an old friend and lover appears and brings along his mysterious daughter and ambitions to win back the lady.The movie has a well-known cast and convinces through beautiful images of the Italian landscape it plays in. It includes recent issues such as the refugee crisis and tries to base the story within its surroundings. Personally, I have to admit, that I didn't really find a connection to the plot, though. The film is a very slow one and nearly all of the characters remain distant in one form or another. You do get to feel the jealousy and tension the events are based on, nevertheless it didn't feel like there was a lot of tension building up and so in the end, you don't really know what to make of the film. I could imagine that all of this is well considered by the producers, it just didn't work out for me.All in all this is surely a well-produced movie that manages to hit the undertones of jealousy, seduction and long buried feelings. If you are d'accord with a slow plot and subtle tension, this is definitely worth a watch for you.

I watched this due to someone's comparing it to Ex Machina. But, honestly, this does not compare to that movie at all! Ex Machina is one of my Top 3 films (the others being Moon and In Bruges). The majority of this movie is just a bunch of pretentious BS. I would skip this if I were you. It was too late for me, but it is not too late for you.