Certified Copy

Reviewing Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's new film, CERTIFIED COPY, seems a doomed effort. It is a film that in describing plot and events, you risk losing the point. Here are a few things that can be said about it unequivocally and then the rating:
*The film stars two wonderful actors: Juliette Binoche and William Shimell
*The film is awing in its camerawork, visuals, and pacing
*This is the best film of 2011, I doubt anything in the following months can top it, and any film that tops it would be quite the wonder
*One of the general thoughts about the film is that a copy of a work of art is no different from the original, because we perceive it in the same way.
CERTIFIED COPY offered me one of the best times I've ever had watching a film. The way that the two people play with each other verbally, switching between Italian, English, and French with ease, is a wonder, and even more interesting is what they're talking about. This is a film that is not about questioning what is going on within it, or trying to make different pieces of a puzzle fit together, but letting what is within affect you. What is within is seemingly effortless, but what those aspects are is what is so intriguing. This is a film about people, ideas, and life. That may seem silly, but so do many aspects of the film when you're not experiencing them. A great movie.
Certified Copy: ★★★★