Brooklyn is now the seventh of the eight Best Picture nominees I will have reviewed, leaving just The Big Short for me to see and review. Brooklyn is a 1950's period period piece that follows an immigrant's journey to America based on a 2009 romance novel. Brooklyn is a very well made film but nothing in particular real stood out to me, not to say there isn't any enjoyment to found in the film, but rather the film seemed like a generic romantic period piece. The direction and cinematography are well reserved and so neither stood out and fascinated me. The film's greatest strength is in fact the performances, which are all terrific. In particular, Satires Ronan makes for a great female lead bringing such a great layer of humanity to the role and never seeming too fictional but rather "very authentic". Emory Cohen and Domhnall Gleeson, who portray the two love interests to Ronan's Eilis, are both great in their limited screen time and each have a few moments to shine with some great charisma. In retrospect, I did in fact enjoy the film but probably won't ever feel compelled to watch it again, or purchase it, and I don't quite agree that it should have been nominated for Best Picture when there are so many other films that were released last year I felt were much more deserving of a nod. (ie. Inside Out, Sicario, Creed, The Hateful Eight, Ex Machina, and maybe even Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Overall, I can say that as a whole it's a very well made performance piece that does have some entertainment value but I wouldn't quite recommend it unless you want to see all the Best Picture nominees or are a huge fan of romantic period piece films.
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