What my body went through during this, I can not even begin to describe. I was literally on the edge of my seat the entire time, and when I wasn't, I was hunched over, arms tightly wrapped around me, head tucked into my chest, knees pressed up against my stomach; tense, so very tense. Winter's Tale caught me by surprise. I went into the theatre anticipating an epic love story of some kind, but it was far more than that. I was drawn inside it's story from the very first scene, and stayed entranced until the very end of the credits. This is also the first film I've seen this year that I actually want to go out and purchase. I don't want to give anything away, but I very strongly recommend you see Winter's Tale. Just do it.
There was a very strong focus on light, which I loved to watch. You could see twinkles and such constantly throughout the film, whether it be insignificant in that background, or purposely right in your face. Since there was such a strong focus on light, this allowed the writers/director to play around with shadows (which they did). There was this one scene in particular, when Pearly is speaking to Lucifer...well, you'll just have to go watch it for yourself because I REALLY do not want to spoil anything!
I give Winter's Tale 12 out of 10. That's right, I just went beyond my rating limit.
