Company review
Venice film festival: Affleck’s third film as a director is a diverting gothic anthology about mysterious strangers, murder and – pointedly – wronged men
TL;DR
- "Company" is Casey Affleck's third film as a director, described as a gothic anthology.
- The film features interconnected stories that begin with a mysterious stranger and explore themes of superstition, murder, and wronged men.
- Elements of the film are described as "off-the-peg eccentricities" and "self-consciously strange."
- One central story involves a couple on a farm discovering a teenage boy who may be involved in local killings.
- The film draws comparisons to Ron Hansen's work and Affleck's role in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
- The article notes that Affleck's personal experiences with accusations of sexual harassment may be reflected in the film's focus on wronged men.
- Despite some perceived flaws, the film is praised for its American Gothic atmosphere and "ripe gamey flavour."