Clickonline writes: "But if Meirelles intends the film as some indictment of the sex industry, he’s sorely mistaken. It shies away from even the possibility of gritty detail in its depictions, while a turn towards violence in the final act is kept strangely muted and offscreen."
Hollywood:
In a new, exclusive clip from the upcoming dramatic thriller 360, we're treated to a brief masterclass in subtle, subdued acting courtesy of Anthony Hopkins.
The brief video features a somewhat downbeat, decidedly non-Hannibal Lecter-esque Hopkins explaining to a woman named Laura (Maria Flor) why he's headed to Phoenix — he suspects his daughter has died and that her bodied has been found — before someone awkwardly asking her on an airport-dinner date.
The Collider:
The first trailer and poster for director Fernando Meirelles’ (City of God) 360 have landed online. The film was written by Frost/Nixon scribe Peter Morgan and tells the interconnected stories of characters played by Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ben Foster, and Anthony Hopkins. The film actually premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and—given the talent involved—was surprisingly met with a lukewarm response (read Matt’s review here). I kept an open mind after reading reactions, but this trailer doesn’t inspire much confidence in the film. It invokes the played-out plot device of using a bunch of apparent strangers’ interwoven stories to tackle some grand theme, but it just feels a bit too much like Babel or Crash to rouse any enthusiasm.
Deadline says:
Magnolia Pictures bought U.S. rights to 360, the Fernando Meirelles-directed ensemble drama that stars Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Ben Foster, Jamel Debbouze and Moritz Bleibtreu. The film is a series of intersecting storylines that deal with love and infidelity, written by Peter Morgan and inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s Reigen, the play most famously turned into the 1950s film La Ronde. 360 was high on buyer lists coming into to Toronto, but despite the pedigree and starpower, many of the distributors found the subject matter too challenging to see a wide release. The film recently was chosen as the opening night film of the BFI 55th London Film Festival. “Fernando Meirelles and Peter Morgan are two exceptional talents that have crafted a unique and truly special picture,” Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said. He called it “a stunningly well made film, and a fantastic showcase for some of the most talented actors from around the world. The film was produced by Andrew Eaton and David Linde, with Chris Hanley, Danny Krausz and Emanuel Michael. UTA Independent Film Group made the deal.
