Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

SaidNDone Carol set out to bring the audience right into the relationship of the two main characters (Carol & Therese) and executed its concept perfectly. The movie does not worry too much about plot or manufacturing suspense, but rather allows the relationship between Carol and Therese to take center stage. This intense focus on character/relationship development while just letting the story progress naturally in the backseat results in a deeply intimate, almost beautiful experience for the audience, something I feel has been missing from the mainstream film industry for a while.

kimd-38939 I recently watched this movie, and I really liked it! Essentially, the movie explores the romantic relationship that develops between a department store clerk (Therese) and an older elegant woman (Carol). As homosexuality was not widely accepted during the time period of the story, the 1950s, their relationship is kept hidden and is faced with many obstacles.The movie's timing is relatively slow, but that actually enhanced the story line in my opinion; it made the relationship between Therese and Carol flourish at a more natural and realistic pace. I also thoroughly appreciated the beautiful scenery seen throughout the film. The costumes and overall setting designs were phenomenal and definitely reflective of the time period. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, the two leading actresses, both did a superb job at portraying their characters; their passion was extremely evident, and they really embodied their characters in an honest and believable way.I think my only point of contention is with the movie's ending. I personally felt that it was a bit rushed, which somewhat undermines the slow pacing that pervades the rest of the movie. I was left wanting to know more about what happened with their relationship and with the custody battle for Rindy. Nevertheless, the movie did not disappoint, and I highly recommend it!

netgearppp I love happy endings.I'd skipped over this film in my Netflix queue for several months before I casually hit the button to watch on my Roku. Boy, did I do myself a favor!The soundtrack and cinematography are simply the best and has forced me to purchase the soundtrack because it is so strikingly lovely. Maybe the film being a period piece lends itself to the orchestral maneuvers that Carter Burwell uses to elicit that certain physiological response that makes your body want to move ( if you know what I mean). Marry the preceding with an intriguing storyline about an older woman seducing a younger woman (or was it visa versa) that was believable (maybe a wee bit camped-up by Blanchet during the first 15 or so minutes) and Mara's pain from being dumped, once, twice.Did I say, I love happy endings.I would like to see a sequel.

cinemajesty Film Review: "Carol" (2015) - The camera sways from the streets into interiors of a hotel's restaurant. Actresses Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara sit at a table for an afternoon coffee in ambiance of 1950s New York. Sensual looks, delicate gestures and the whispering words of loving in one's ear. Director Todd Haynes delivers a film of emotional splendor between feminine emotions running towards the kiss, changing a world for two women repressed in their existence to share moments of balancing mutuality, where the past, present and future merge under a fleeing feel of society, class and normed conventions blast to pieces. The inner core relationship between a director and his two leading ladies becomes evident in a deep understanding of what makes the world tick before it is gone.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)