FRANK REVIEW - A film I should have loved but instead only liked

2/5

I went into watching Frank expecting to love it. It had all the makings of what I love, a great cast including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Fassbender and Scoot McNairy (who has been in some of my favourite films Monsters, Killing Them Softly, The Rover), an interesting concept with the setting and main character wearing a fake head. So why the 3/5, which isn't a bad rating by a long shot, but it could have so easily been a 2. As I was watching I was waiting to love it, but something was missing. It took me until the hour mark to realise why but it is the plot. In a nutshell the story is about Jon (Domhnall Gleeson) joining a band, getting too big for his boots and in trying to realise his dreams, brings down the people around him. But I didn't feel like this was enough. Large periods of the film seemed to be meandering around in Iceland. This should have been where I became endeared to the characters but I didn't. The direction was spot on, performances were great (Fassbender set free with his face covered) and the music lives up to the rest. The Iceland scenery made the traveler in me want to pack up my bags and move right away! I just didn't become emotionally involved in the stories or characters and for this reason I couldn't invest in the events. An indie that doesn't quite strike home, Frank is watchable but forgettable.