Life

2015

1h 52m

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6.0/10

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In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

Directors

Anton Corbijn

Writers

Luke Davies(writer by)

Stars

Robert Pattinson

Dane DeHaan

Joel Edgerton

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Dennis Stock

James Dean

John Morris

Jack Warner

Eartha Kitt

Roger Love

Natalie Wood

Messy Actress

Alessandra Mastronardi

Pier Angeli

Norma

Nicholas Ray

Boyfriend

Journalist

Publicity Trooper

John Morris's Secretary

Allison Brennan

Jack Warner's Assistant

Philip Maurice Hayes

Marshall

Jessica Rose

Rodney

Directors

Anton Corbijn

Writers

Luke Davies(writer by)

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Maybe the lawyers advised that a biopic on James Dean’s later life might have been too risky, so they instead alighted on this rather uninteresting phase of his life and coupled with two really unremarkable performances leave us with something that could hardly be more soporific. It’s Dane DeHaan who is the enigmatic young starlet being considered by acclaimed director Nicholas Ray (Peter Lucas) for the part that might define him - assuming studio boss Sam Goldwyn (Sir Ben Kingsley) buys in, but the waiting game is proving nerve-wracking for Dean. Meantime, at a similar stage in his own career is budding magazine photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson) who’s convinced his editor (Joel Edgerton) that a photo assignment on this aspiring actor is a good idea. Both men have their fair share of baggage but perhaps that might serve to draw them together and befriend, even trust, the other? They do say a photograph speaks a thousand words so maybe at this point we should just spool on to the end where we see some of the world-famous, moodily framed, monochrome pictures of the cigarette smoking Dean and just skip this unimpressive and dialogue heavy outing for two actors who’ve not the slightest degree of chemistry between them as this positively plods along for an almost two hours that tells us virtually nothing new about Dean, and showcases just how mediocre an actor Pattinson is when he’s not just meant to be eye candy. It’s not so much about life, more about dearth - of just about everything interesting.

Geronimo196720 Nov, 2025