This is under Q because of actress Q’orianka Kilcher starring in the film.
Writer: Fabienne Berthaud, Pascal Arnold (Screenplay)
Starring: Diane Kruger, Norman Reedus, Gilles Lellouche, Q’orianka Kilcher, Lena Dunham, Laurene Landon
Plot: Romy (Diane Kruger) is on holiday in the USA with her French husband, Richard (Gilles Lellouche). But the journey quickly turns into a settling of old scores for this worn out couple. After an ultimate fight, Romy decides to break free. She cuts off her ties to a stable and secure life that has become alienating and escapes to the unknown.
Runtime: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Simple Life Drama
Story: Sky starts as French woman Romy (Kruger) is traveling around USA with her husband Richard (Lellouche), the two do have their problems which resorts in Romy needing to defend herself from Richard, killing him in the act, forcing her to go on the run alone.
After learning she didn’t kill her husband, Romy decides to leave him and stay in America, heading to Las Vegas to start a new life, where at first she must find shelter and soon a job, which leads her to rancher Diego (Reedus) who offers her something she hasn’t experienced before, with this new future, will she enjoy the free roaming lifestyle or not.
Thoughts on Sky
Characters – Romy is a French woman that is traveling with her husband around America, the spark in her marriage has started to fade and after defending herself from his advices, she decides to leave him and explore America. She befriends Diego and starts to enjoy her life once again. Diego is the mysterious man that Romy meets in Vegas, he offers friendship instead of just being a man that hits on her, he is so relaxed for who he is and this helps want to let Romy open up more. Richard is the husband that knows his marriage is falling apart, he starts getting defensive and abusive towards Romy. Everyone else that we meet are people Romy meets along her journey, helping her get through it or offering her shelter.
Performances – Diane Kruger us the star of the film, she does show the emotional impact a loveless marriage can have on somebody and how being free changes thing. Norman Reedus is always one of the better actors for this type of role, he does everything right without being challenged to be more. We don’t really see much more from the rest of the cast, which is a shame because of the level of talent we do see in this film.
Story – The story here follows one woman who leaves her loveless marriage in hope of finding something more in life with a man that has his own tortured past. This is a story that does the focused idea of trying to not just accept certain parts of life, when you could find more from just putting yourself out there, it doesn’t show that this will be everything you would imagine coming form life, just something you learn to enjoy. The pace of the story is slow and it does seem to point the direction of America only having two main locations, where meeting a stranger in Vegas would mean you get to learn more about life. This isn’t the most interesting story though because it only shows a woman that seems to find love in a location that isn’t always waiting for her.
Romance – The romance in this story follows Romy as she leaves a loveless marriage in search for new love.
Settings – The film uses the two settings, with Vegas being the meeting place and the open plains around it being the place where the everyday person would be living in.
Scene of the Movie – Rabbit.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – It just doesn’t seem to get going.
Final Thoughts – Slow moving romance that does have some surprises along the way, but shows that life can be found in the strangest places.
Overall: Life drama for all.