Mr. Turner


Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.

Not even going to waste too much time here.  If there is one kind of movie that it would have to be incredibly amazing it is these old English type of movies.  They just bore the hell out of me.  I tried to pay attention but I just couldn't care enough.  

I'm sure that the acting was good and that the story was interesting to people that like these kinds of movies but I am not one of them.