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[–]begonia_skies 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I like Carol but I don't love it. It is visually a beautiful film and creates an atmosphere that really does a great job of replicating the 1950s. I actually don't even mind the age gap, Rooney and I are about the same age and I would definitely go for Cate, so I'm not upset about that. It just feels distant and a bit hollow. I don't mind it's a slow burn, I actually greatly prefer that. Further, I understand that women in the 1950s probably were very "glove lunch" about flirtatious advances; however, I didn't feel pulled into the characters and in some ways I didn't see or feel the emotional depth the film attempted to present. The restrained dialogue pushed the emotional growth to be told via longing looks and beautiful shots. This may serve well for award season but makes it more difficult to connect to the characters (in my opinion).