Conclave

The whole movie is set up to be intriguing but in the end it’s a political statement. Beautiful cinematography and solid acting.

Conclave is a lovely visual experience. Stéphane Fontaine (cinematography), Suzie Davies (Production Design) and Roberta Federico (Art Direction) deserve accolades. The artistic beauty of this film reminds me of The Danish Girl and Brooklyn. Edward Berger directed the film. The cast is top notch: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. The writers (Peter Straughan and Robert Harris) wrote excellent dialogue. They cleverly steered the audience in two directions toward the conclusion. The conversations include an unbiased scrutiny of opposing political views. When the one ending is apparent, I felt a little miffed by the logic and the editorializing. ‘You, dear audience, must know that this is the way the world should work.’ I thought the ending jumped the shark. Always blame the writers. ;) I’ve never seen a movie I didn’t like, but I’ve watched a thousand films I’ll never watch again. I’ll watch Conclave again because of the color, photography, and visual artistry. The cinematic experience is like revisiting my favorite art pieces at my local museum. If you like hagiographic topics, I recommend the TV mini-series The Young Pope with Jude Law and Diane Keaton, and The New Pope, the follow up mini-series with Jude Law and John Malkovitch. The 2019 film The Two Popes is an excellent look at Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) and Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce).

Don't believe the hype. Papal comedy/nonsense.

The acting, story and intensity were fantastic. The settings in the Vatican and certain historical aspects of the movie were not however perhaps. It wasnt a retraction from the plot or the superb presentation as a movie nevertheless. It was great!!

An acting masterclass of everybody involved, the movie itself pits all major types of christian beliefs in an arena to determine how to move on in troubled times. A fine sense of humor adds to the director's keen eye for finding the suspense in the clashing views of all fractions, until the very last twist might provoke, but ultimately makes for a good explanation, why not everybody wants to lead a religious life in a world of people thinking they have the higher moral ground.

This is a perfect movie.

This movie had a great story line, great acting and the cinematography was breathtaking. However, the last 10 mins ruined the movie for me. I felt it was a serious affront to the Catholics in the audience.

Excellent acting and amazing twists!

Fascinating story, terrific acting, beautiful movie. Go see it!

This movie comes with great actors and great pictures, and "great" Agenda! So unfortunate to have watched the end of the movie!