Winter's Tale (2014)

Genre

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Director

Akiva Goldsman

Country

United States

Cast

Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, William Hurt, Mckayla Twiggs, Eva Marie Saint, Will Smith, Ripley Sobo, Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths, Finn Wittrock, Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Durand

Plot

Peter Lake (Colin Farrell) is a thief a thief raised by a supernatural demon posing as the gangster Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe).
After disappointing his mentor, on the run, Peter encounters a white horse that points him in the direction of the Penn mansion. Initially looking to steal something, he changes his mind when he meets and falls in love with Beverly (Jessica Brown Findlay), the beautiful daughter of the homeowner.

Opinion

Many critics said this film was a huge fail, so I wasn't expecting a lot for it. But you know what? I loved it. Based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale is a good film of its genre, and moved me. The story is lightly told, and its 118 minutes slip away like a bird in flight.
Colin Farrell is wonderful: he is perfect in the role of the thief who falls in love. You can clearly see he puts himself entirely in the characters he plays; Russell Crowe's character Pearly Soames, obsessed with Farrell's, reminds me a bit of Javert (Les Misérables), the evil version of course. He didn't impress me though.

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Quotes

Peter Lake: Don't know who's more foolish; The horse who won't listen to his master or the master who listens to his horse.

Peter Lake: Is it possible to love someone so completely, they simply can't die?

Rating

7.8/10