Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg wrote the script for Cosmopolis in a week, and it shows.  It is based on the book of the same name by Don DeLillo, so the content cannot all be blamed on the director.  But the poor adaptation of the text into an incompatible dialogue for a film audience can be.  Robert Pattinson’s natural snootiness might have worked for the role of Eric Packer, information tycoon and rich bastard, but it unfortunately just highlights Cronenberg’s shotty adaptation job.  Paul Giamatti performs respectably, but his part is at the end, leaving you to suffer until he comes on the screen.

Directed by David Cronenberg

Adapted from Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo

Starring Robert Pattionson, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche