This movie couldn’t be more different from director Jonathan Glazer’s latest, Birth. It bears closer resemblance to his famous work in advertising: often to the detrement of the film. This is really a movie with too much style and not enough substance – the story is particularly awkward. Ben Kingsley was robbed of a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination (at the least), though, it’s a shame he’s not in the movie more – his “have you ever been sexually assaulted?” monologue is a masterpiece*.

^* Don: Have you ever been sexually assaulted? No, neither have I, until today…on that plane.
Spanish Official: What?
Don: Yeah, that’s what I said. There’s me putting my bag up in the cupboard next thing ya know, I feel hands on me. Someone’s touched me, touched my front…my front bottom. I can’t believe it, I’ve gone all cold. I look around, he standing there isn’t he? That steward with the guilty look on his face. I was shocked, I didn’t know what to say. I had to sit down, I was that perturbed. Then his mate, the other one who was giving us all lessons on what we do if we land in the sea. How to wear your life jacket etc; He starts off, he starts looking at my all funny…suggestive. Now I don’t know if they’re wanting me for a twosome or something, I don’t know how they work it. But I’ll tell you what, it scared me. I was shaking like a leaf, so without thinking I lit up a cigarette to calm me nerves. I was trembling, I was very emotional and that when all the rest of it happened. It’s very regrettable. Now, I don’t want to kick up a fuss, right, press charges…contact the british embassy. I’d rather not pursue those chanells, that’s not my style. I’m not that sort of a bloke. I don’t want the man to lose his job and I’m sure he’s not representive of all you spanish people. But I would appreciate it if you had a word with him, let him know he’s been rumbled.

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