THE BLING RING

THE BLING RING IS 2013 AMERICAN SATIRICAL BLACK COMEDY CRIME FILM DIRECTED, WRITTEN, AND PRODUCED SOFIA COPPOLA. IT FEATURES AN ENSEMBLE CAST INCLUDING NEWCOMERS ISRAEL BROUSSARD, KATIE CHANG, CLAIRE JULIEN, TAISSA FARMIGA AND EMMA WATSON, THE MOVIE'S MAIN MARKETING SCHEME.

THE FILM WAS SCREENED AT THE 2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AND RECEIVED POSITIVE REVIEWS, MANY PRAISING BROUSSARD, CHANG, AND WATSON'S PERFORMANCES.

WE ALL KNOW THAT SOFIA COPPOLA IS AN AMAZING DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER. I MEAN, SHE'S ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COPPOLA FAMILY. HER LAST CRITICAL ACCLAIMED FILM WAS LOST IN TRANSLATION WHICH SHE RECEIVED ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY AND ALSO NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR AND BEST PICTURE AT THE SAME NIGHT. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT SHE'S ONE OF THE TREASURES OF THE CINEMA THESE DAYS.

THE CAST'S PERFORMANCE IN THIS FILM BLEW ME AWAY, IT'S REALLY GOOD. ISRAEL BROUSSARD, KATIE CHANG, AND EMMA WATSON, PARTICULARLY, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. LET'S START WITH CHANG, PERSONALLY, HER PERFORMANCE ISN'T AS GOOD AS BROUSSARD AND WATSON'S BUT STILL SHE'S AMAZING, SHE'S A NEWCOMER IN THIS INDUSTRY AND PROVED TO BE THE 'ONE TO WATCH'. BROUSSARD, PARTICULARLY, HIS PERFORMANCE BLEW ME AWAY. IT'S LIKE HE'S ENCOURAGING THE AUDIENCES TO ROB HOUSES BUT AT THE SAME TIME HE INSPIRES TEENAGERS TO BE INVOLVED IN FILM INDUSTRY. WATSON, WHERE DID SHE COME FROM?! I MEAN FROM HARRY POTTER TO THIS? I'D SAY WOW, WOW, AND WOW. I WAS TOTALLY DISAPPEARED INTO HER CHARACTER AS NICKI. I THINK, SHE HAS CONVINCED US THAT SHE COULD DO ANYTHING NOW. SHE COULD GO FROM A NERDY AND SMART GIRL IN HARRY POTTER TO A BAD GIRL IN THE BLING RING.

IF THE ACADEMY IS LOOKING FOR YOUNG ACTRESSES TO BE NOMINATED, I'D SAY SHE'S ON THE LISTS OF CONSIDERATION

I RATE THIS FILM 7.5/10 OR FAVORABLE REVIEW.