Conclave “Review”

Honestly with how high the reviews for Conclave were I was excited. Maybe this set my expectations to high or maybe it’s inflated by the divisiveness?

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When events unfold and you’re tasked with one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events — participating in the selection of a new pope. This movie was interesting and surrounded by mystery that kept me in the theatre.

Sadly however the execution kept me asleep throughout periods of long boring silence. To awaken by a great tid bit of sound and intrigue as events unfold before the next nap.

The actors do a great job, however, sadly it takes to long to hit the beats along the way and it lost me constantly. When things start to pickup I was grasped once more. With this being a mystery I want to keep spoilers away. That being said it’s not going to be for everyone. Maybe the mystery entices you? Will the pay off be worth your 2 hours? Without going down a divisive spiral, it wasn’t enough for me to feel like it had a big pay off.

I hadn’t expected the film to go in such a direction but wish they went further to give more merit to the decision. How does this impact going forth and will this have ramifications. The film kind of just ends which is why I’m left with the feeling of wasting 2 hours of time.

It had elements of good, however the amount it put me to sleep I have to put it behind “Here” which I gave a 7/10 yesterday. It’s interesting this film came out around the US Election as it echoes in elements. It could have been good maybe even great but sadly feels like an above average movie at best.

Popped! Is placing Conclave at a 6/10 but leaving the theatre felt like a 5.5/10 however could be to harsh to say its average when there’s goodness in there.

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We’re in the final 2 months of the year and plenty more to enjoy. Will my top 10 or bottom 5 be changing by the time January rolls around? I’m curious to find out. Until then though you’ll catch me either next batch or writing for NaNoWriMo throughout November.

Happy watching all and for those writing, good luck and have fun!

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