jonathanregier

Chances are that you've never heard of The Maestro--Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. I certainly hadn't. But you've no doubt heard and been influenced by his teaching and his music.

The Maestro is a slow and steady burn like a warm candle flickering in a darkened room examining the challenges and beauty of art. If you are looking for explosions and fast paced drama, this isn't the film for you. But if you'd like to cozy up by the fire, crack open a good book, and get a glimpse into a life that will keep you contemplating after the credits have rolled, then welcome to The Maestro.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film from Brian Eric Johnson with a fresh angle on the mobster genre that I hadn't seen done before. In our world there are so many surveillance cameras everywhere we go, I was intrigued by the "found footage" technique used for this mobster movie. The use of a body cam on the secret agent also made me feel like I was in a video game and more in the middle of the action than most movies. I also really liked the use of the wife's perspective from outside the mob-- it created a nice emotional anchor as she missed her husband under deep cover.