ThePaleBlueEye Review: Melling Outshines Bale In Mismanaged Gothic Mystery
Scott Cooper and Christian Bale have been on quite the journey together. The Pale Blue Eye is the third film in what Bale is now calling their Ethics of Revenge trilogy, with Out of the Furnace and Hostiles being the first two entries. With revenge being a loose theme that ties all three films, this collaboration has a stronger connection that has remained consistent: Bale is a great actor, whereas Cooper continues to grow as a writer-director.
The Pale Blue Eye is technically fine, and very little warrants complaints in that regard. However, Cooper fails to pace his story to create the tension and sense of danger the third act desperately needs. The characters are stifled despite the overwhelmingly non-American ensemble being fully on board. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gillian Anderson and Lucy Boynton suffer the most, their characters little more than set dressing.
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