Should you watch The Best Offer?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Best Offer
Film · 2013
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally damaged Claire to oversee the valuation and sale of her family’s priceless art collection, Virgil allows himself to form an attachment to her – and soon he is engulfed by a passion which will rock his bland existence to the core.
The sides of The Best Offer
- An auctioneer who keeps everyone at a distance
- A client who never leaves her hidden room
- A villa full of old paintings
The Best Offer is good for you if…
- you like an ending that makes you replay the whole film in your head.
- you want to watch Geoffrey Rush slowly lose his guard.
- you like a love story that takes its time in quiet rooms.
The Best Offer is bad for you if…
- two hours and ten minutes in quiet rooms is too much for you.
- you want more happening than auctions and conversations.
About: loneliness · trust · art
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