I didn't see Elizabeth when it came out. I really wasn't interested in it and wasn't a yet a fan of Cate Blanchet. And I probably wouldn't have worried about seeing Elizabeth: The Golden Age if it weren't for my boyfriend. He's a big history buff and really wanted to see it. We did watch Elizabeth and it was pretty good.
At times Elizabeth: The Golden Age was a bit hard to follow. There was a lot going on in that time and so there were a lot of subplots going on that did all feed into the main plot. It's just at times it was difficult to figure out what was going on the first time or two they would go to one of those subplots. If you can keep up with it it's a good movie. Definitely don't see it if you are having trouble staying focused on things that day.
The acting was all very good. I could see Cate again getting nominated for the role but, I don't feel it has Oscar winning potential. There are definitely some things coming up that could challenge this movie and possibly even knock her out of the nominations. I think any real potential for wins here will come in the form of costuming and set design stuff.
I'm glad that both movies were directed by the same person so they had the same feel. Everything as far as movements and visuals lined up perfectly. That was really important because that was one of the things that really made Elizabeth work. Although there was one point in the movie that I didn't care for the directing. That isn't too much of a surprise though because I have a lot of issues with slow motion sequences in movies. They are always used with the intent of enhancing the drama and usually just result in killing it and that's exactly what resulted here.
I saw a matinee showing and that was the perfect price for me. I'm not entirely sure what it was but, I just don't think I'd have been too happy paying full price for it. One other thing about it. The next time someone tells you women aren't fit to lead a country. Tell them to watch both Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
3:10 To Yuma
I'm not a big fan of westerns in general but, this one looked pretty good. And since Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are two of my favorite actors I was interested in seeing it.
It was a lot better than I thought it would be. Another movie with a villian who isn't quite the villian you'd expect him to be.
The performances were all very good. And while it was a small role I'm always happy when Gretchen Mol can get work. The supporting performances were right on par with the lead performances. Which was very important. With two leads that can easily control a movie and run circles around the supporting actors the movie would have been awful if those actors hadn't been able to hold their ground.
The directing wasn't the greatest in a couple places. Overall it was very good. There were just a couple spots that they really shouldn't have gone for the shots they went for. There are just somethings you can't do with horses it ends up looking bad and amatuerish.
Unfortunately part of the ending was very transparent.
Went to a matinee and it was very much worth it. I would not have been upset having paid full price for it.
It was a lot better than I thought it would be. Another movie with a villian who isn't quite the villian you'd expect him to be.
The performances were all very good. And while it was a small role I'm always happy when Gretchen Mol can get work. The supporting performances were right on par with the lead performances. Which was very important. With two leads that can easily control a movie and run circles around the supporting actors the movie would have been awful if those actors hadn't been able to hold their ground.
The directing wasn't the greatest in a couple places. Overall it was very good. There were just a couple spots that they really shouldn't have gone for the shots they went for. There are just somethings you can't do with horses it ends up looking bad and amatuerish.
Unfortunately part of the ending was very transparent.
Went to a matinee and it was very much worth it. I would not have been upset having paid full price for it.
The Brave One
Admittedly I'm a litte behind again but, I thought I was going to see this a second time right away so I was waiting to post a review until then. That hasn't happened so I'll go ahead and post now.
Overall the movie was pretty good. It was rather thought provoking. It wasn't as intense or suspenseful as I was expecting. I did feel it was let down by the directing at times.
As always Jodie was very good. It was a very interesting role and as seems to be her pattern of late there were some things that awhile back you would have never thought you'd see her do. Of course there was a time when the critics would have all out attacked her for one of the scenes in the movie because for some reason they didn't want her doing them.
I was a bit disappointed by Terrance Howard. It's not that there was a lot in the way of range for his character but, I just felt that his performance was very bland. Very cookie cutter for that type of character.
The arc of Jodie's character was rather interesting and again thought provoking. It takes a special actor to play a character like that and make you feel anything for the character other than disgust.
I don't know that this is a movie for everyone out there. What I do know is that people are going to take very different things from it. I don't think it's a love it or hate it movie. It's a very grey area movie. Two people could go to it and enjoy it but, they'd like it for different reasons. The same goes for not liking it. I think people are going to have vastly different opinions on the story and the character and the good or evil of it.
Do to scheduling issues I saw it at a mattinee and it was worth it. I would have been plenty happy to see it for full price.
Overall the movie was pretty good. It was rather thought provoking. It wasn't as intense or suspenseful as I was expecting. I did feel it was let down by the directing at times.
As always Jodie was very good. It was a very interesting role and as seems to be her pattern of late there were some things that awhile back you would have never thought you'd see her do. Of course there was a time when the critics would have all out attacked her for one of the scenes in the movie because for some reason they didn't want her doing them.
I was a bit disappointed by Terrance Howard. It's not that there was a lot in the way of range for his character but, I just felt that his performance was very bland. Very cookie cutter for that type of character.
The arc of Jodie's character was rather interesting and again thought provoking. It takes a special actor to play a character like that and make you feel anything for the character other than disgust.
I don't know that this is a movie for everyone out there. What I do know is that people are going to take very different things from it. I don't think it's a love it or hate it movie. It's a very grey area movie. Two people could go to it and enjoy it but, they'd like it for different reasons. The same goes for not liking it. I think people are going to have vastly different opinions on the story and the character and the good or evil of it.
Do to scheduling issues I saw it at a mattinee and it was worth it. I would have been plenty happy to see it for full price.
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