Minamata
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
- Released: 2020-03-13
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Johnny Depp, Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Bill Nighy, Jun Kunimura, Ryo Kase, Tadanobu Asano, Akiko Iwase, Katherine Jenkins, Lily Robinson, Ayumi Takano
- Director: Andrew Levitas
Comments
- Cynical-SJ - 4 February 2024
A tragic story told in an ordinary way
The film Minamata tries to be a much better film than it wanted to, the film is great visually and Johnny depp is good as the main character, Eugene Smith but there didn't seem to be any nuance or development and understanding it was needed. The story felt cut and dry at times, some characters just felt a bit predictable and forced dialogues, the film just tries too much to be a environmental film while trying to dissect Eugene smiths character and trying to give him a struggle of addiction and age with trying to him overcoming it as a matter of fact no matter what happens, but it is an well shot and needed story that was told in a good way, but overall not something I loved but wanted to love it. - tonosov-51238 - 19 August 2022
Gorgeous movie
Excellent cinematography, music, and subject matter. Depp and pretty much the entire Japanese cast give their best. Unfortunately, an extremely cliched narrative with a really awkward structure brings it down a notch.
