Conclave - Movie Review | Oscar Winner Ralph Fiennes?

It's time to review another film expected to be a big player at next year's Oscars... Edward Berger's Conclave.

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[munbok]

In terms of possible Oscar noms, I wonder why Ryan did not include cinematography. The trailer looks gorgeous. That slo-mo bomb blast looks like it came straight out of a renaissance painting.

[axr]

Fun fact: When you take all of the films that an actor or actress has appeared in and count the cumulative total number of Oscars won across all categories, Ralph Fiennes is the actor with the most Oscar winning filmography of all time (his films have won a combined 35 Oscars across various categories). Leonardo DiCaprio is right behind him with 33 wins for his films.

[tonyg]

I like the movie, especially Fiennes performance. I can see Fiennes winning, but not the movie. I like the intent of being inclusive, but the ending no spoilers went a little far. I also like that it admitted that popes have been flawed people in the past. I would not root for this to win, but I enjoyed it more than Dune 2 and Sing Sing.

[georgialerangis]

Great review, glad it lived up to expectations❤

[macebluemoon]

I'm all in for seeing this movie to see Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci act together.

[axr]

Can we talk about insane bad luck for Ralph Fiennes? He has been nominated only two times to date, both for films that DOMINATED the Oscars and win Best Picture in the 1990s (SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE ENGLISH PATIENT), and despite the sweeps, he does not come along for the ride either time! He also had a cameo in another Best Picture winner that also dominated (THE HURT LOCKER).

Leonardo DiCaprio had a similar streak before his win too. He too appeared in 2 Best Picture winners (TITANIC and THE DEPARTED) that dominated the Oscars but didn't even get nominated for either one of those.

[KC.]

I REALLY liked Conclave a lot, but that twist at the end kind of brought it down for me. it was well intentioned and not mean spirited, but as you say it was a bit shallow and needed more weight and exploration. but again, I really did enjoy 95% of the movie!

[ReshiramR]

Idk if you'll read this but I'm returning from TIFF and I want to thank you for your videos, especially those where you predict the Oscar Winners very early on. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have watched The End, Saturday Night, Conclave and Queer at the festival

[marcobrca]

Thank you Ryan. I always trust Tucci's film

[maxdepasquale]

I still think that the best film on the subject we are talking about is "The shoes of the Fisherman". I suggest watching it. RIP, Anthony Queen and Vittorio de Sica.
But I will give Conclave a chance, for sure. Actors, director, writer of the novel is based on, writer of the dialogues.... are among the best ones can find.

[Tee-ot]

This is the first video I see by you. I like your delivery.... you are demure, succinct, pleasant... I subscribed and look forward to more insights, maybe some rediscovery of older movies, obscure things and classic very nice....

[susanstephens-iv]

Conclave loved it. Fiennes was great the cast was great the setting was great. Thank you 😂❤

[jonathanvelazquezph.d.]

It will get heavily nominated, but it won't win a lot. Screenplay and Actor are its best shots, especially the former. I liked it, though. 8.5/10

[dennisgannon]

Good review Ryan. The book was a nonstop read, you HAD to finish it. I hope the movie comes close to that. The cliffhanger twist at the end will cause some controversy. What would happen next? The book needed another chapter as many things COULD happen. Sequel?

[usmcalgm_ret_usmc_sdsd]

Conclave—Movie Review. The film features many familiar actors, and despite my aversion to organized religion, I am eager to watch it.

[stephenxwilson]

Ryan offered me one of his gummy worms as we were waiting for it to begin. I said “no thanks, I’m okay”. Almost instant regret for that decision - haven’t had a gummy worm in like 10 years and couldn’t stop thinking about it lol.

I agree with this review - Conclave has a surprising amount of humour, I loved the score and it works so well in this, and the third act surprise could’ve been handled better but it sure did make the audience react. Great film!

[NathanielAhart]

I actually think this is an incredibly important film in the way it explores the true meaning of faith and the power dynamics and prejudices displayed by so-called “men of God.” I hope this wins Best Adapted Screenplay, as I think this might be the tightest and most thrilling script of the entire year. Easily my favorite film of the entire festival. Glad to hear your thoughts on this one, Ryan!

[tonyg]

Looking forward to this one. Always looking for movies to root for. Don't have any ones to root for yet this year, at least Oscar wise.

[zrofuksgvn]

a more entertaining Vatican movie than Angels & Demons?!? Surely you jest.

[zrofuksgvn]

Conclave and Nosferatu are my most anticipated fall films