Lee

I was really excited to see Kate Winslet in this passion project and of course she always delivers with her superb acting, and the directing is definitely well done and it provides a unique perspective on World War II.

However the lack of focus on Lee Miller beginnings as a fashion model and her artistic entourage including Picasso and elites with a quick brief intro to a wasted Alexander Skars as a Brit whom has no chemistry or anything unique to add which is a shame. It almost seems like his part was edited out for good reasons as it was a poor choice and so many real good British actors that might capture their supposed chemistry.

Also the first half felt poorly paced and thankfully Adam Sandberg brings some depths to the Nazi scenes esp of holocaust even though the bathroom scene was over the top yet without understanding the fashion and elite artistic crowd Lee hung out with prior it sort of makes no sense and feels out of place. Lee was the IT model girl that was super cool and here she comes across as an elderly dull fashion photographer with not much spark or evolution from It girl to WW2 photographer with same type of spark.

The worst part of the film was the son/ mother interview scenes that has a terrible ending that tries to create some synergy between Lee and her past which easily could have been handled better as it felt rushed and out of place. I'll leave out the spoiler as it's just bizarre ending yet maybe that was the point leaving a few paragraph lines to explain the decision.

Regardless it is a truly magnificent film and always a pleasure to see Kate Winslet shine as an actress even if the script falls short that does not take away from the great directing. Go in with low expectations and you'll enjoy the film.

7 stars.