The idea is wonderful, the photography and music just what they should be, so why isn't this the best film of the decade? Two reasons. The first is the script, or rather the dialogue. There are moments when it borders on pure am-dram, with globs of exposition and some truly infantile philosophizing. The second is Geoffrey Rush. He's a very external actor. Sometimes, that works. I can't imagine anyone else in his role in The King's Speech. But here it compromises the film, as it did in Quills. The effect is almost two dimensional. This is anything but a subtle transformation. The incongruities just keep on coming! That's at least partly the fault of the director, who seems to have not fully understood, or rather to have not fully trusted his own film.
Review of The Best Offer
