‘Burning Man’ Trailer - Matthew Goode Is Troubled, Popular With The Ladies
One intriguing film that’s currently making the rounds at TIFF is the grief dramaBurning Man, starringMatthew Goode. Written and directed byJonathan Teplitzky, the film centers around Tom (Goode), an English chef in Australia who falls into self-destructive behavior following a crushing personal tragedy. Trying to save Tom from himself are his 8-year-old son Oscar (Jack Heanly) and a rotating slate of beautiful ladies — because if you look like Goode and are an incredible cook, women will flock to you even if you’re being kind of a dick.Bojana Novakovic,Rachel Griffiths,Essie Davies, andKerry Foxalso star. Watch the trailer after the jump.
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I actually think the trailer looks pretty decent. The opening shot, of Goode inside the car as it crashes, is particularly gripping. However, early reviews haven’t been terribly kind to the film. While people seem to generally agree that Teplitzky’s got an eye for striking visuals, there’s less consensus on whether the film on the whole is effective.Varietyseemed especially sour on the movie, deriding it as “a feature-length montage posing as a serious drama.”
Still, it may be worth checking out for some of the eye-catching images and Goode’s performance, whichScreen Dailycalls “magnetic.” The story is apparently semi-autobiographical, which may translate to a more personal film than most.
Teplitzky’s next gig will be the fact-based epicThe Railway Man, which will star Goode’sA Single Manco-star Colin Firth. Based on a memoir by Eric Lomax, the plot follows a British military officer who gets captured by the Japanese during WWII. Decades later, the former POW reunites with the man who once tortured him.
