Not spectacular enough lead character
What can I say? I feel this is a pretty nice film in the end. It's lighthearted and really nice like a subtle upper-pill. But, that's all it is.
The only 'complaint' I have is a very essential one: the lead character is the focus, her good heart, her constant girlie-happiness, her making-fun, but to be honest, I know such people who are twice as happy/lucky as Poppy, offering more substance for a portray. Meaning: I found her character pretty 'nice', but too boring to make her the focus of this film. It's a portray movie, it should magically make you smile every now and then. It did so to me, but in the end I felt disappointed, all in all, because, honestly, she should be freakier, more interesting.
On the other hand I thought it was very nice to show how your 'be-lucky'-lifestyle will offend the sad people. Also, that thing about her shoes during the driving lessons: she refuses to wear more suitable shoes, that's it. The misunderstanding this leads to I found was very well observed.
But still, I could name you two dozens more interesting people to portray than this Poppy woman. Maybe I was expecting more flesh from the ingenious Mister Leigh. I just adore his work. This one is a nice addition to the whole movie world. There's a lot of frustration and anger and violence in the world. This movie is like a nice little fruit dessert in between the heavier things in life.
The only 'complaint' I have is a very essential one: the lead character is the focus, her good heart, her constant girlie-happiness, her making-fun, but to be honest, I know such people who are twice as happy/lucky as Poppy, offering more substance for a portray. Meaning: I found her character pretty 'nice', but too boring to make her the focus of this film. It's a portray movie, it should magically make you smile every now and then. It did so to me, but in the end I felt disappointed, all in all, because, honestly, she should be freakier, more interesting.
On the other hand I thought it was very nice to show how your 'be-lucky'-lifestyle will offend the sad people. Also, that thing about her shoes during the driving lessons: she refuses to wear more suitable shoes, that's it. The misunderstanding this leads to I found was very well observed.
But still, I could name you two dozens more interesting people to portray than this Poppy woman. Maybe I was expecting more flesh from the ingenious Mister Leigh. I just adore his work. This one is a nice addition to the whole movie world. There's a lot of frustration and anger and violence in the world. This movie is like a nice little fruit dessert in between the heavier things in life.
- LooyCyphr
- Dec 1, 2008