A Single Man

A Single Man

Synopsis

Set in 1962 Los Angeles at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, “A Single Man” is the story of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a 52-year-old British college professor who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim.

Official Site: www.asingleman-movie.com

Singapore Release Date: 1st April 2010, Thursday

Running Time: 101 minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama

Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult

Crew: Director (Tom Ford), Producer (Tom Ford, Andrew Miano, Robert Salerno, Chris Weitz), Writers (Christopher Isherwood), Screenplay (Tom Ford, David Scearce), Music (Abel Korzeniowski, Shigeru Umebayashi), Cinematography (Eduard Grau) and Editing (Joan Sobel)

The Trailer

The Review

How does one deals with a loss of partner, well this film is all about it, an hour and forty minutes long in fact.

It can be a tad depressing, but it has its moments.

It’s a delicate human story, props to the director for being frank.

Still the book to movie adaptation didn’t do credit to Christopher Isherwood’s writings.

I felt the film was a bit reserved in its storytelling, and could do better in the script.

The Good

• Interesting unique camera work
• Excellent acting from the A-list cast

The Bad

• No originality
• Visually appealing but lack form

Editor’s Ratings