A "pitfalls of hubris" biopic could be made about Samuel Bronston, the Bessarabian nephew of Trotsky who was pathologically addicted to bringing unwieldy international megaproductions to the screen. This one's failure bankrupted him, even though its spectacle is full of show-off sets, risk-taking acting (Christopher Plummer as Commodus especially) and never-better Ultra Panavision shot compositions and action business from Mann and DP Robert Krasker.
Justin Stewart
marzo 11, 2015