Conclave

I'm being very serious when I say the first 2/3 of this film is perhaps some of the greatest dramas I've seen in theaters in my life. The writing was so superb, it was a perfectly orchestrated web of tension. In an age where every theatrical release seems to be stacked with a some 500 million dollar budget, explosions action horror and the likes to keep its audience engaged... this was SERIOUSLY refreshing. Just dang good dialogue, set designs, DP work and score to carry this film into a mesmerizing suspenseful bliss.

This I speak to the first 2/3 of the film. I was ready to give this film 9/10 stars. But I'm afraid the story lost its way in the its last leg... for such a perfectly woven web, such a suspenseful mysterious slow burn build up; you NEED some sort of satisfying pay off at the end. The end and its surrounding parts did not leave me satisfied at all. It left me scratching my head... it makes you think. But the kind of thinking where your face may be contorted in a state of confusion when the credits roll. Not satisfaction.

Overall this is a great film that makes you think and a part of me wants to give it a higher score because it genuinely was SUCH a strong film (most of the time). But a films ending means a lot.