Charlotte Rampling: The Look can be summed up in one simple sentence: Charlotte Rampling is not interesting in the slightest. There---the sentence has been revealed. While a great British actress, Rampling is, as a personal subject, all dressed up with nowhere to go. She talks throughout this film about her career and how much she loves herself, and neither sides of this coin are interesting. Her career in films is kind of like buying a good looking car that doesn't run. It is like this in that it appears that it's all good from the outside, but realistically, it sucks. She's been in a lot of great films, but the fact that she goes on and on about her films makes them less interesting as it gets deeper and deeper. Also, the fact that a lot of her career stuff is either personal gimmicks or movie clips is less interesting than, say, the making of the films she's been in. The other side of the coin is her talking about how much she loves herself. Just like with Patti Smith's documentary, Dream Of Life, Rampling is so obviously full of herself that it's hard to be interested in such a self-centered person. The Look is advertised as being seen through other's eyes, but it is not so. The fact that Rampling tells most of the story makes it really boring. It would have been more interesting if other people were talking about her. The ultimate testament for a documentary, to me, is whether or not they can get you interested in the subject when you know little about them personally. Buck did a great job of doing this. I knew little about Rampling personally, and after watching this, I don't want to know anymore about her.
(1/2 star out of 5, Charlotte Rampling The Look is not rated, but contains a lot of nudity, sex, language, and other adult content)
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