"Opus" Is Fun But Doesn't Know Its Own Motivation
Mark Anthony Green was unable to connect all of the pieces in his debut feature film, leaving Opus as a middling entry in an already oversaturated genre.

Leave your troubles outside! Life is difficult? Forget it! There are no troubles here! Here life is beautiful! 1930s Berlin. The days are gloomy but the nights are glamorous. A touching romantic connection is formed between Cliff, a young American author coming to the Berlin looking for inspiration for his novel, and Sally, a singer in the "Kit Kat Klub", all while the Nazis rise to power
Mark Anthony Green was unable to connect all of the pieces in his debut feature film, leaving Opus as a middling entry in an already oversaturated genre.
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