I went into Shame with moderate expectations, I was looking forward to it mainly due to Fassbender as he has really become an actor worth watching despite the film he's in plus the fact that this was an adults only movie, something that sadly is in too short supply nowadays, so with that how was the film?
Happily this was worth the wait, the film handles its subject matter with a certain degree of taste and dignity and Fassbender is outstanding, playing Brandon in a way that the viewer finds fascinating to a degree but also keeps you thinking "this man needs some serious help", director Steve McQueen also shoots the film beautifully with long tracking shots, wide shots that have a real flow to them and don't have editing tricks every 2 seconds thrown into them and with some very nice lighting of NYC itself.
Oh and as for that part, my first thought was "That Part of David wasn't in the owner's manual, it must've been part of the DIY kit I got as the pre order bonus"
But if there is a flaw to the film its the character played by Carey Mulligan who was a character that I just found to be annoying and somewhat distracting from Fassbender's, I've very rarely liked Mulligan as an actress and she's okay here but I just wanted the film to focus solely on Fassbender because when Mulligan's character is in the movie, it feels like a diversion from the structure and tone of the film.
But still, I enjoyed the film and Fassbender and thought it was worth the wait, hope others feel the same way, 3 out of 5.
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