Ida

"Ida" is a Polish film set after world war two, it follows a young orphan that just before taking her vows as a Catholic nun, she has to meet what's left of her lost family, her aunt Wanda. Together they embark on a journey to find their relatives final traces.

Where "Ida" shines the most is in the cinematography department, it is a stunning picture to look at, so just for the visual experience alone it deserves to be seen.

The two main characters are portrayed very ably and correctly for their time, Agata Kulesza as Wanda is one of the highlights of the film, I tend to really enjoy when a character balances its partner in crime and she did just that for Ida.

I have a large amount of respect for the movie and its ambition regardless of its flaws, one of the issues I have with it is the pacing, for only an 82 minutes running time, "Ida" does feel drawn out a bit during a few scenes, I also would of liked more depth to Agata Trzebuchowska's character, and I say that because I think I would of enjoyed the ending much better had she been given more self centred scenes.

Speaking of the ending, I thought the idea behind it was a brilliant way to conclude the film, unfortunately I didn't think it was executed to it's fullest measure. There are also some moments that were deprived of logic and didn't make much sense to me. This is a good movie, but it could of been better.

Once again, "Ida" is a beautiful film to look at, a massive portion of it looks like a prepossessing photograph, but there are other elements to it that hold me back from calling it a great film. This is a Matinee.