Film: Tartt’s objet d’art loses its literary lustre
John Maguire reviews the latest silver screen releases
Cinema
The Goldfinch: Directed by John Crowley, Nationwide, 16,Rating:**
Ready Or Not: Directed by Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli Olpin, Nationwide, 16,Rating:**
Irish writer and director John Crowley’s adaptation of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch would appear to have everything going for it: a talented director fresh off a Best Picture nomination for Brooklyn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from an acclaimed author, an A-list ensemble cast (Nicole Kidman, Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson ...