The costumes, the sets -- all perfect. Peyton Reed's direction for the most part maintains that light touch needed for the story, but the script churns to a halt when switching gears. Like a lot of nostalgia production these days, it tries to have it both ways: reveling in the old times and the hilarity of women's lives sucking (-_-) but also 'updating' for a modern audience. And it's the latter part that doesn't quite work. In the end the script is not clever enough to overcome that challenge. It's a difficult thing to do, but I can't help wishing they'd worked harder to do so.
But it has ample charms and it would make a great double feature with Pillow Talk, so give it a whirl. And then drop by Todd's to see other recommendations.
Yeah, she's a bit too much most of the time for me, but it does suit here. I seem to only watch it in just those circumstances. Maybe I'll get around to Wiseblood next week.
The O'Connor adaptation, WISE BLOOD? That's a good'n (even if Dourif being in that and other excellent work meant my ex and I wasted the first half-hour in CHILD'S PLAY, before getting refund passes). One which keeps being rec'd to me for RZ is the Howard biopic, with Mr. Twitch as Robert Howard, THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
Yep. DVRed it the other night to rewatch, haven't seen in ages. I liked The Whole Wide World with two actors I don't much care for usually, but then I'm a sucker for films about writers.
And I love Child's Play, you grump! Bride of Chucky is the best though.
I also have an allergy to films where everyone's an idiot, such as CHILD'S PLAY...Donna found it annoying as well as rasping at her animated doll distaste. It was an easy decision. Even Jennifer Tilly couldn't save that sequel for me...have finally seen all of the version of THE GETAWAY she takes the most difficult role in (and knocks out of the park).
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My allergy to the screechy troll-dollness of RZ has dissuaded me from checking this out so far...I'll let it play if I stumble across it...
Yeah, she's a bit too much most of the time for me, but it does suit here. I seem to only watch it in just those circumstances. Maybe I'll get around to Wiseblood next week.
The O'Connor adaptation, WISE BLOOD? That's a good'n (even if Dourif being in that and other excellent work meant my ex and I wasted the first half-hour in CHILD'S PLAY, before getting refund passes). One which keeps being rec'd to me for RZ is the Howard biopic, with Mr. Twitch as Robert Howard, THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
Yep. DVRed it the other night to rewatch, haven't seen in ages. I liked The Whole Wide World with two actors I don't much care for usually, but then I'm a sucker for films about writers.
And I love Child's Play, you grump! Bride of Chucky is the best though.
I also have an allergy to films where everyone's an idiot, such as CHILD'S PLAY...Donna found it annoying as well as rasping at her animated doll distaste. It was an easy decision. Even Jennifer Tilly couldn't save that sequel for me...have finally seen all of the version of THE GETAWAY she takes the most difficult role in (and knocks out of the park).
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