Cosmopolis
28 year old Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson) is a billionaire asset manager detached from his own emotions, conscious, and sense of right or wrong. On a limo ride across Manhattan to get a haircut a whole cast of characters file in and out of the car to peel back more of Packer’s psyche and perhaps his downfall.
Directed by David Cronenberg, this will not be everyone’s cup of tea. Stylized and presented with a glib and soulless affectation Pattinson doesn’t feel stretched here. Dialogue and script feel pretentious and self important, when really what it feels like is that we’re seeing another social commentary on the financial system and it’s ugliness, been there done that. The upside is that the cinematography and use of space is particularly interesting and noteworthy. Maybe a rental when you’re up for a challenge. Rated R.