“Is it just about clothes? Is [Reynolds Woodcock] kind of like a narcissistic sociopath and he’s an artist so every girl falls in love him because he makes her feel bad about herself and that’s the love story? I haven’t seen it, so I don’t know. I’ve been down that road, I know what what’s like, I don’t need to watch that movie [laughs].”
– J.Law on how she couldn’t get through Phantom Thread.
I saw it and thought it was garbage. The Best Supporting Actress nominee’s character is dropped just past the mid point. Get this: wife has had enough of Woodcock’s shit so she tries to poison him. Here Anderson gives up linear narration and goes all artsy like Von Tier (he can’t do it) and makes the last half of the picture a hallucination. If you want to be kind, and Anderson gives you no reason to do so, you could say that it’s one hour long sequence on Woody’s death experience. No wonder at all that Day-Lewis said that he’s never making another movie.
I mean I’m not one to judge but are we comparing this movie to the classic oeuvre Hunger Games?
I saw the movie. His character actually made her feel beautiful, dressing her in awesome gowns. But as an artist he needs his space and quiet time. Hence where the drama comes into play. In the end it turns odd but unique. Too bad JL education didn’t allow her the ability to sit through a movie before passing judgement. If I had taken that approach to some of her movies, I would be asking for my money back.