Maybe it’s just poor casting and some sloppy writing in an otherwise well made film? You can have a great actor that’s totally wrong for a certain role and have a movie fall apart because of one scene.
Yeah, I think the issue is mainly that while Armie Hammer is actually perfect for the part, he just looks a little too old.
I’m just saying the objection is reasonable. I agree with many of your points, Dom. For the record, I don’t find the assertion, “that’s not what the movie is about,” to be persuasive. If one sees a thing in a movie (or any art), that’s their view of it. Art doesn’t happen in a vacuum and everyone attends with their own perspective. Trying to downplay one element because it’s not central is a non-sequitur.
I believe I touched on this. Art has meaning, whether intentional or not. I’m just saying, from the perspective of someone who’s actually seen the movie and how it portrays the relationship, that that’s not what it’s about and that’s not the effect the film has (in my opinion and from my perspective of course, though I would tend to think this should go without saying).