Frank (2014)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 95 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom / Ireland / United States
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Domhnall Gleeson
IMDb score:
6,9 (84.444)
Releasedate: 9 May 2014
Frank plot
"When you think you've gone far enough, go farther."
Jon (Gleeson), a budding musician, is offered a unique opportunity to join an unconventional pop band. At the head of this band is the mysterious and charismatic Frank (Fassbender), a singer who wears a mask at all times. Together with his eccentric sidekick Clara (Gyllenhaal), they turn Jon's world upside down.
Actors and actresses
Jon Burroughs
Clara
Don
Frank
Baraque
Nana
Frank's Mom
Frank's Dad
Simone
Alice
Reviews & comments
flaphead
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- 852 messages
- 982 votes
Nice strange film, which will be just a bit more interesting for (non-commercial) music lovers.
We follow a rather improbable story of a struggling attic musician who can suddenly record an album with an avant-garde band. And then at SXSW too.
The opening scene -"where do I get the inspiration for a text"- is great. The band is strange, just like its (experimental) music. Not all characters are equally well developed, Gyllenhaal is a bit irritating. The humor subtle. Secretly, the story is quite straightforward and quite thin, towards the end the dramatic part is a bit exaggerated.
Oddly enough, the music still does something, sometimes it feels like a random act-because-it-can, sometimes the early Joy Division feeling comes to the fore. That atmosphere is very well created. The I Love You All ending scene really kicks in. I'm just going to listen to that soundtrack.
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IH88
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- 9761 messages
- 3190 votes
“Miserable childhood. Mental illness. Where do I find that kind of inspiration?”
Difficult movie to rate. The acting is strong and the band, but also the quarrels between the members of a starting rock band yield some nice scenes. But I couldn't do much with the story, and the characters were also sometimes annoying to follow and watch. The character Frank has a lot of potential, but in the end he remains a character instead of a flesh and blood person. As good as Fassbender is.
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