4.5/5

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George Falconer (Colin Firth) feels lost. Not only is he still grieving the death of his longtime companion, Jim (Matthew Goode), but he's also a Brit teaching English at a California college. He's so distraught with heartbreak that he's decided to kill himself, and proceeds to get all his affairs in order while carrying on with what otherwise would be a normal day. He gives an unusually forceful lecture to his class, revealing enough that a perceptive student, Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), senses something is wrong with the professor; collects his important financial papers from his bank; buys bullets for a handgun he owns; and makes a visit to his best friend (Julianne Moore). But throughout these methodical preparations, George keeps running into people -- a colleague's daughter, a attractive gay hustler, and the sympathetic Kenny -- who offer him glimpses of why he should stay alive.

Starring, Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode, Jon Kortajarena , Paulette Lamori , Ryan Simpkins , Ginnifer Goodwin , Teddy Sears , Paul Butler , Aaron Sanders.

Directed by first time director Tom Ford who was is a well known fashion designer too.

Nominated for 1 Oscar, Best Lead Actor for Colin Firth. he won that years Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.

so this is a drama based on a novel. this is story of a man George Falconer who is a a depressed gay British university professor living in Southern California in 1962. the movie shows him coping with the death of his long time partner Jim. he died in an accident but George survived. he is now very sad and depressed and feels like nothing is left in this world, he is broke down the whole world seem to have crashed down for him, he tries to continue with his routine but can't stop himself from thinking about him. just can't seem to move on. he tries to take his life. will he? or not?

this is a stylish and visually striking film making of the first rate. a superbly crafted movie by a first time director Tom Ford. this is one of the best movies of 2009 and a really satisfying one too. this may not be the kind of movie to everyone but it just superbly moved me. i think more and more Fashion designers should make movies because their fashion sense comes strikingly vivid in every aspect of their film making.

Colin Firth was on the top of the list of every award and festival circuit and this movie was loved mostly because of him. though his performance as a King coping with himself was great but for some reasons i think he should have gotten an Oscar for this movie. he performed far more stunningly in ths movie. deeply sad and masterful acting performance. you will get blown away from his tour de force performance. he strikes the screen with his superb presence. his stare his look his thoughts and his actions reflect so much. outstanding performance. Julianne Moore was strikingly astounding in this movie. the moment i saw the first look of this movie, she struck me so much. i thought she will get an Oscar nomination once again, but unfortunately that didn't happen. she was really good. i thought better than her few nominated previous performances. Matthew Goode is amazingly looking guy, i like him alot. other supporting cast were good. they literally act as supporting figures in his life too at that time. trying to remind and feel him of the life's beauty while not letting him to do anything with himself.

Direction though may have slight flaws is easily to ignore, alos because it was his first movie. superb direction with an eye to look things in their very deepness to easily figure about between the beauty and bluntness of life and the story of this movie. Screenplay was good. editing was nice and art direction, cinematography and costumes were stunningly outstanding. also the background score was excellent.

a visually stunning and striking movie with a deeply saddened and emotional tone. superb work. must see this movie. it is just so beautiful.