A movie so filled to the brim with flair and self-awareness that it’s hard not to hurt for the characters. A tale about a queer romance when being homosexual was still illegal, ‘My Policeman’ paints an easy target to heart with careful strokes.
Tom Burgess is a confused sailor in the tormented sea of internalised homophobia, constantly trying to convince himself he’s head over heels for a woman that never truly loved him—instead, only wanted to own him and change…
[dark version of Beethoven’s “Bagagelle No. 25 (Für Elise)” playing]
"But even I'm starting to lose him. Pretty soon, he'll just be another oil portrait lining these hallways."
I'm a sucker for every Portman-led feature, but I'm reliant everyone will agree on how skillfully she carried this one. She nailed Jacqueline's docile-sounding and breathy voice and still managed to give the performance of a lifetime, through a very intimate point of view.
There are two movies within this one, the interview and the flashbacks Larraín takes us to. Going back…
