Movies: Serenity

 

(Drivebycuriosity) -  Matthew McConaughey is known for playing challenging characters (True Detective),  Anne Hathaway blends intellect with beauty. It seemed to be a good idea to combine both in a mystery-thriller. The result is the movie "Serenity", which is now running in some US cinema theaters (imdb). Unfortunately, it didn´t work out, the film is a flop, tanked by negative reviews.

I had fun watching the flick. I think "Serenity" is not as bad as Rotten Tomatoes tells us. Matthew McConaughey incarnates a fishing boat captain located on a remote tropical island who earns his living by catching tuna & swordfish and transporting paying guests. Suddenly a new customer appears, someone from his past, and makes a huge offer. The plot becomes more and more mysterious and develops into a kind of absurd theater, but makes sense in the final, sort of (this is a spoiler free blog).

McConaughey reminded me of Humphrey Bogart, a man who seems to live only from rum & sex, Anne Hathaway was apparently modeled after Kim Basinger in LA Confidential , but the duo does not convince and the sex scenes were subdued, apparently tame enough for American adolescents, the main clientele. Anyway the plot is funny, surprising & entertaining. I enjoyed the views of the tropical island, the fish & the ocean, and there was a wonderful thunderstorm in the night. "Serenity" is not great cinema, but something to warm up on a dark & chilly winter day.