The audience is aware of this all along, and yet this two and a half hour film proves itself to be interesting enough to remain engaging. The more enamored Virgil becomes with Claire, who spends the first half of the film hiding in a secret room in her parent’s villa, the more obvious it becomes that the other shoe is about to drop. Written and directed by Giuseppe Torantore ( Everybody’s Fine, 1990), nothing is ever quite as it seems in this dramatic tale of art, love, fear, and deceit. While Virgil and Claire have a few tumultuous interactions, they soon grow fond of one another and Virgil begins seeking romantic advice from his young friend Robert (Jim Sturgess), who’s working with him to realign old mechanical pieces Virgil has taken from Claire’s basement. Things begin to change, however, when he’s called by the reclusive Claire Ibbetson (Sylvia Hoeks) to evaluate her deceased parents collection of rare art and furniture. He isolates himself, weary of interacting with other people on a meaningful level. Virgil collects these paintings of women to substitute for the lack of true connections in his personal life. Reminiscent of, but certainly more subdued than, Giallo films of the ’60s, The Best Offer follows Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush), a successful antiques dealer who has a secret collection of priceless portraits he’s acquired through an auctioning con with his friend Billy (Donald Sutherland). The surprises are hardly surprising, but as the pieces fall into place The Best Offer proves itself to have all the right parts.
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