Film Review – The Face of Love

“The Face of Love” boasts a terrific premise that promises to inspect the difficulty of the grieving process, especially when faced with the comfort of the familiar versus the reality of the unknown. The potential for honest heartache is great, but a few ideas break the concentration of the picture as it enters its third act. At the very least, there’s phenomenal work from Annette Bening, who invests in the frailties of human emotion, and Ed Harris, showing uncharacteristic warmth in a difficult role. Co-writer/director Arie Posin almost nails the subtlety of temptation, delivering an hour of compelling, provocative drama. He doesn’t stick the landing, which ends up the most important element of this interesting effort. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com