tMF | The Movie-Fanatic

It must be about a year ago when the Movie-Fanatic decided to launch a promotional blitz site dedicated to one of Rob Pattinson's films- Little Ashes. It would be a lie if I say I was not ecstatic and thrilled when the site achieved more than what we originally expected. It definitely achieved more- the chance to interact and launch interviews with the major players of the movie - both the actors and those behind the scenes is definitely one of its most important accomplishments.

Now, it's the chance of the promo blitz team to say their piece and review the movie they have come to love for the past year. Here we go!

Says Brittany Stevens, in an excerpt from her film review of Little Ashes. Brittany serves as the site's Project Manager:

About the film itself:

One of the things I felt could have been altered was the script. It wasn't so much the dialogue that left me perturbed, as it was the method of collectively conveying the story. There was no real concept of time. Besides a notification of "Six Years Later" towards the latter portion of the film, the events that transpired formerly felt as if it had occurred over the same year at the Resi. Only with notice of small elements, such as the year on a Dalí painting that hung in Lorca's room, was it evident that the storyline extended over a matter of years.

About Robert Pattinson:

... Pattinson's Dalí comedically shows just how ridiculous and bizarre Dalí must have been. As an actor, Pattinson went all out with complete disregard for withholding any and all outlandish behavior and expressions no matter how weird and odd it was. However, apart from displaying the meaning of eccentricity, he manifested a great representation of Dalí in the final scene. Just hearing of Lorca's death, Dalí goes entirely off the reservation, violently blackening a canvas with paint while getting it all over himself. When Gala calls to him from another room that he has company, he drapes himself in a black cape without cleaning himself up and resumes his outré façade as if nothing has fazed him.

Here's another review, this time from Shannon McShane, who also served as the site's Project Manager and is credited for making the right conection between the team and the people who were directly related to the movie.

About the film itself:

There was one thing that I thought the film lacked. Merely, that it left me wanting more! Every scene, every year that passed could have had its own film, it's own story told. But to leave me wanting more? If that's the worst thing I could take from it, well, let's just say I'd rather any audience of mine leave wanting more as opposed to the alternative.

About the actors:

... Pattinson's Dalí went to many extremes emotionally, internally. From shy and naïve to bold and inspired, then from broken and searching to hiding and masquerading. But it's after he learns of Lorca's death that the truth of who he really is deep down, is forever closed off and we see the Dalí that he becomes, transformed before our eyes. In this scene Dalí looks into a mirror after having broken down in despair onto his canvas of black paint. He sees his paint smeared face and my heart broke as he reached up as if to wipe the paint away, and instead smears it more, hiding more of his face. The mask is now in place, and the true Dalí gone with his lover's death.

Finally to the star, Federico Garcia Lorca. Or should I say Javier Beltrán? There wasn't a distinction that I could see. Beltrán was Lorca, and he was phenomenal. The emotion that poured out of his eyes alone could capture the soul of every person watching his journey as Lorca.

Get to read more reviews and the latest news about Little Ashes, the actors and the people working behind the scenes only @the Promotional Blitz site!