Tale of Tales (Film Review) 2016
Directed by Matteo Garonne
Starring Salma Hayek, Toby Jones and Vincent Cassel
The film is split into three distinct plot lines, an infertile queen longing for a child, two old women longing for beauty, and a king and his flea. I found the ''Two Old Women'' plot line to be vastly superior to the other two. It was the most intriguing and never felt dragged out. The majority of the third act is dominated by the flea story, one which I felt ran overtime, but was the most humorous. The queen plot line also didn't intrigue me to the same extent, having some low-interest moments.
While the acting wasn't the aspect of the film which stuck with me, there are no complaints about any of the actors. Salma Hayek felt so natural in her role, along with Vincent Cassel.
The set design and makeup design was remarkable, completely transforming the film into an authentic middle-age tale. Mixed with the cinematography, Tale of Tales was visually amazing.
Tale of Tales is an eccentric and visually beautiful film, although it drops in intrigue in its finishing act.
7.5/10.
Rated 15a, runtime 134 minutes.
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