WOW, after reading numerous reviews and gauging reactions from Twitter, Letterbox, and RT, I'd say those who didn't prai
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DarylsDaughter — 9 years ago(June 01, 2016 07:15 AM)
Saw The Crucible on Sunday and felt just meh. Love Saoirse and great seeing her live but she totally didn't blow me away. Neither did Ciaran Hinds or Tony nom Sophie Okonedo.
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jjabbey — 9 years ago(June 04, 2016 02:12 PM)
Yep, when Mary Queen of Scots was announced, i was pretty nervous/excited because of how she'll do her voice. Her voice still sounds like a teenager to me, so i wanted to238 see how she would sound like in whatever accent they decided to go with(scottish british or french) . it's a shame the project never got off the ground (which right now would be the perfect time to do it!) since i was so looking forward to it. It probably would have came closer to her performance in the crucible, at least. and i bet her voice would sound a little bit more versatile once she's done theatre.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 04:29 PM)
Fine report jlent. I'm happy you had another great experience with the production. I'm not sweating the voice thing because her performance on the stage was the first since she was a child in a school production.
Those who are active in theater must do the required voice work in order to properly project in that environment. I'm repeating myself, but Saoirse is a special film talent. Perhaps she'll add something from this experience to enhance her film craft even further.
I watched Atonement the other evening for the first time on the Blu-Ray format. It looked beautiful. Such a sad film. I still believe the writer and Joe Wright deserve much credit for effectively translating such a complex novel to the screen.
They were showing Pan on HBO today. I was half watching it but felt the first half was a terrible mess and a bore to boot. Mara adding a bit of charisma in the later stages, but it is baffling as to why a m111cajor studio wasted huge coin for such a dud. -
jlent — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 04:54 PM)
Yes, it was truly extraordinary.
I've had no interest in seeing Pan. It's a wonder why Wright chose to direct it.
Yes, Atonement. Tragic. No silver lining. Still my favorite Saoirse performance, likely always will be. But it's because Atonement is my favorite novel. Without the film, I might not know who Saoirse is today, though with Brooklyn I might have at least taken notice.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 06:01 PM)
Tough question jlent. I suppose you can make the case that Atonement put her entire career into motion. On the other hand, I'd like to think her ability would've surfaced in another project thus leading to something else worthwhile. It was a great start, one in which had film watchers/experts keeping an eye on her as she grew up in the hopes the great child actress would transition smoothly into adulthood.
Her ability to powerfully convey the proper emotions and let the audience see/feel her thought processes was on full display in the film. It's proof she had this type of ability all along. -
Poetswan — 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 05:08 PM)
Forgot to thank you for talking about Muriel's Wedding in that other thread Scast, bittersweet movie, I really liked it. Toni( I really think she should play the mother in Lady Bird) and Rachel were great and I loved the ABBA soundtrack.
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QueenJackieB — 9 years ago(July 09, 2016 05:10 PM)
Finally saw it. I had been waiting until I felt ready to commit a full 3 hours. It's such a serious show.
They added cool elements like music and a real wolf walking on stage.
Ronan was fantastic as was the rest of the cast. Hines was brilliant. Tina Belko shined as well.
My issues were: blocking seemed to have unmotivated movement, I couldn't get with the modern attire (Goodie Proctor wearing pants, Mary Warren wearing a hoodie sweatshirt) the ads had her as brunette with the classic outfit and she was blonde and wearing a modern school girl outfit instead. Ben Whishaw was great but oddly I feel he was miscast. He came off as too slim and weakly a man for this role. Overall the show fell a little flat. Like I could tell everyone was doing well but it just didn't wow me. -
jlent — 9 years ago(November 25, 2016 05:05 PM)
Well, it's sort of a review.
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jlent — 9 years ago(November 27, 2016 11:05 AM)
Not much. Saw Arrival, liked it a lot, even if the story is a bit farfetched.
Saw Girl on the Train. Trashy but fun. Emily Blunt is spectacular. It might be her finest performance yet but I'm not sure it's the kind of role that gets Oscar nominations. But she really deserves one for it.
Dying to see Manchester by the Sea. Love Lonergan's stuff. It's playing in only a few theaters right now. It looks like it's being marketed similarly to the way Brooklyn was, though a little quicker expansion.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 10:06 AM)
I think Arrival is the kind of film one needs to see a few times due to certain narrative complexities.
I liked it quite a bit partly due to enjoying a kind of "thinking man's" science fiction concept rather than films filled with computer generated effects for the sake of computer generated effects.
Liked GONT and agree it was trashy fun. Blunt is a wonderful actress who should have a chance for even a bigger breakthrough.
I'm waiting like you for MBTS. No doubt at all. I'll catchup with EO17 before it's pulled from the theaters. She's another young actress who'll be a star in the future.
Don't miss
"Nocturnal Animals."
It's visually stunning, and I loved how the tricky triptych structure was written and executed. Really loved it. A new, terrific film noir effort. -
jlent — 9 years ago(November 28, 2016 07:16 PM)
Yes to Nocturnal Animals. I love the idea that Amy Adams and Isla Fisher are playing essentially the same character, one real, the other fictionalized. I used to have the hardest time telling the two of them apart and I see the casting director was going with that same concept.
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Steve7216 — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 10:52 AM)
Yes, I thought it was very clever indeed. It made sense because as she's reading the manuscript, the characters who are eventually physically brutalized and killed are of course thought by Susan to be representative of her and the daughter she might have had with the first husband. There were some critics' complaints about the ending, but I felt it was perfect and quite powerful.
jlent, I guess you go to New York to watch a film only when it's necessary, but keep an eye for one called
"Christine"
that stars Rebecca Hall. It's a small film, but her performance is gripping and easily good enough to be nominated, but most likely it'll go under the radar. It's based upon a true story. -
jlent — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 11:31 AM)
Christine is the film about the woman newscaster who committed suicide on air.
I'm not normally drawn to such movies, just waiting in dread for the final scene. And I like sad movies.
But if I already know the ending, then I prefer something like Sully, which I have seen.
But I'll check out Christine based on your recomemndation.