Last night I rented the Coco Chanel Lifetime movie, and only made it about half way through.I was extremely disappointed with the movie, and this is coming from someone who can sit through some of the worst chick flicks and trashy television shows. To start with, the movie was quite long (139 minutes) and after more than an hour all I had seen was Coco making a hat.
The movie had a lot of focus on Coco's romantic life, which frankly I didn't care about. There were lots of little 'hint' type moments that were building up for everyone to recognize her as a fashion god, but it was taking too long to get there.
Another problem I had with the movie was that more than an hour in I had seen Shirley MacLaine on screen for maybe four minutes. She alone was featured on the box the DVD was in, which is why I found that part a bit odd.
Anyway, the costumes were nice and I did enjoy seeing them, but the little snippets of fashion were not worth sitting through Coco's (obviously) ill-fated romance.
I felt more like I was watching a movie based on a Jane Austen book, not a movie based on a significant and genius fashion designer. I had heard rave reviews for the movie, and I saw that it was nominated for multiple awards, so maybe I'm alone in my boredom and disappointment. I'm still curious to know how you felt about the movie. Would you give it a thumbs up or a thumbs down?
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