Modest Reception – Die Macht des Geldes (2012)

Modest Reception – Die Macht des Geldes: Directed by Mani Haghighi. With Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Saeed Changizian, Esmaeel Khalaj. An Iranian couple from the city drive around a remote mountainous region. They hand out bags of money to poor villagers in return for them carrying out unusual requests the couple make of them.

“Probably the best cinematography of this whole year. Roger Deakins is an absolute maestro. Music and sound combo of the movie added to the tension. Johann Johannssonu0026#39;s score is another exciting driving force upon which the film is carried. It was powerful. Incredible action-thriller. It was extremely dark. Not color wise, but the subject matter. Villeneuve really knows how to take the most vile subjects and turn them into intense n dark cinema. The acting was top notch especially Del Toro. He is comfortable with this sort of material and it really shows. I hav always been a fan of Brolin after no country for old men. His character was so relaxed n mean with those slip ons quiet opposite to del torou0026#39;s who u slowly get to know as the movie unfolds. Del torou0026#39;s character was emotionless and relentless. It is his best performance to date. The only scene i couldnu0026#39;t digest was the dinner scene. I turned my eyes n was shocked for few mins.”