“Cosmopolis” is an interesting movie for a number of
reasons. First and foremost is director David Cronenberg. That will always be a
selling point. Second, it’s based on a Don Delillo novel, and while I have a
hot and cold reaction the man’s work (loved “White Noise”, hated “Underworld”),
his books are usually thought provoking at the very least. Finally, the film
takes on a topic very much in the public eye, the current financial crisis, and
with a strong anti-capitalist stance, it presets a viewpoint that you don’t
often find in mainstream cinematic culture. While all of this is nice—that they’re
trying to make a film that’s unique, that has a message—“Cosmopolis” isn’t a
very good movie, and fails on a narrative level.
