After recently seeing the fantastic "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" and then seeing the trailer for this...I had really high expectations. I'm hoping a second viewing over the next few weeks will have me re-rating this a bit higher. To be honest, seeing so many people, who I trust and respect, rating this so much higher, makes me question my initial judgement on this one.

The direction, acting, editing, sound, story and overall stylization are…

Really loved this a lot.

From a visual and movement perspective, there were 3 very distinct feels throughout the film, that normally wouldn't be used all in one film together, but worked well and gave a great overview of the various moods and feels from this period.

The elevator scenes feature crisper blacks and whites with straight-forward movement, moderate pacing and a lot of detail. The female lead walking the streets scenes give the opposite feel...with very airy visuals, a…