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Ford's eye for period detail is exact; brief cutaways, incisive dialogue, and charged glances telegraph the cold-war paranoia and sexual alienation of the early 60s.
A Single Man still stands as a vivid portrait of life behind a veil, and Firth certainly delivers one of the best performances of the year.
His first time out, Ford has made one of the best films of the year.
In this beautifully tailored drama, content and style have as vital a relationship as George and Jim did. The one would be lost without the other.
One of the year's more satisfying films.
Firth plays a drowning man who can't yell for help, and it's an awful thing to see.
What keeps the film anchored is the growing unease that Firth exudes in quiet, crushing waves. He's always at his best, single-handed.
...offers a raw view of the gay experience that has nothing to do with sex.
Tom Ford's directorial debut A Single Man is unspeakably gorgeous to behold. From the glorious cinematography to the impossibly beautiful actors and actresses; no frame is wasted on anything even close to ugliness.
El diseñador Tom Ford debuta como director de cine con el retrato íntimo e introspectivo de un personaje en crisis existencial. Una película sensible y madura, si bien peca de cierto exceso de esteticismo.
Director Tom Ford intends this film to be a celebration of life, but it misses the mark. The balance of this sorrow-laden film is too heavily weighted towards the depression side of the scales for that. Great performance by Firth, though.
Tom Ford's feature directorial debut, A Single Man, is a bold first step, both visually ambitious and unapologetic about its point-of-view.
A patient and never less than gripping character study that serves as a reminder of the emotional intimacy achievable on film. [Blu-ray]
Before, A Single Man was only notable for Colin Firth's great performance. Now, on DVD, it's also worthwhile for Tom Ford's baby's-first-movie commentary track.
A highly impressive filmmaking debut by former Gucci designer Tom Ford.
The singular sensation of A Single Man is Colin Firth.
[Firth] the sturdiest reason for seeing this movie. He'll move you unless you're made of rock.
There's not much to this film, other than watching Firth act, and that's not enough to justify the price of admission.
One of the best gay-themed films in recent years...suitably dramatic but also enormously stylish and disarmingly funny.
Not only is the film meticulously designed, choreographed, and costumed, but everything is photographed (by young Spanish cinematographer Eduard Grau) with an eye towards conveying story and meaning via well-thought-out use of color.
Be it colour, composition or movement %u2013 Ford seems to have a natural ability to use the camera to create a vivid but tasteful milieu that works as both an eye-catching palette and an expressive representation of grief.
There is no question that A Single Man is an exquisite film and an enviable filmmaking debut.
The movie is very much like the character -- reserved but rich in detail.
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