johnrp-1
Joined Jun 2002
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Okay, maybe dreadful is a bit much. Horrible? Well, not that either.
Oddly enough, with the campy plot, cheap wardrobe, cheesy settings, talentless acting, bad scripting ... one might think that this movie deserves a zero.
But the soundtrack is marvelous. And heck, let's face it ... Olivia was in her prime when this movie was made. She was SOOOOOO cute! And Gene Kelly did add a bit of flair to the movie.
But if I were to give advice on watching the movie, I'd say... DON'T. Just buy the CD and listen to the score. If you love ELO, you'll love the soundtrack.
One note: I found it surprising that so many actors and actresses in this movie seemed so bad at acting. My suspicion is that the director purposely had everyone acting that badly in a failed effort to make Olivia's acting seem better. It didn't work.
Oddly enough, with the campy plot, cheap wardrobe, cheesy settings, talentless acting, bad scripting ... one might think that this movie deserves a zero.
But the soundtrack is marvelous. And heck, let's face it ... Olivia was in her prime when this movie was made. She was SOOOOOO cute! And Gene Kelly did add a bit of flair to the movie.
But if I were to give advice on watching the movie, I'd say... DON'T. Just buy the CD and listen to the score. If you love ELO, you'll love the soundtrack.
One note: I found it surprising that so many actors and actresses in this movie seemed so bad at acting. My suspicion is that the director purposely had everyone acting that badly in a failed effort to make Olivia's acting seem better. It didn't work.
This movies is simply horrible. I read the books and loved them. I saw the original BBC rendition (made for TV) and loved that too. When I heard that they were doing a new rendition, I was looking forward to a wonderful movie! But they blew it. They didn't stick with the book. And their poetic interpretations of the characters sucked.
As for the special effects, they rated a 1/10. At LEAST they could have had neat special effects. The costumes were mediocre and the acting was High School grade.
Fortunately, I didn't spend any money on this. My brother had gotten a rental copy of this for a buck, which was about 97 cents more than it was worth.
As for the special effects, they rated a 1/10. At LEAST they could have had neat special effects. The costumes were mediocre and the acting was High School grade.
Fortunately, I didn't spend any money on this. My brother had gotten a rental copy of this for a buck, which was about 97 cents more than it was worth.
This movie is great. Depressing but great.
Charlize Theron won a ton of awards for her performance and if it were my choice, I'd give her twice as many! She was unbelievable. A hooker trying to survive in a world that (metaphorically) had killed her long before she gets executed. I don't know how closely this movie follows the real story, but it's riveting.
Now, this is not the type of movie that I plan on seeing again anytime soon. But I did buy the DVD because it's worth watching several times. I just think that I need a year between viewings to catch my breath! The acting by the rest of the cast is pretty darn good too. Lots of character actors and smokey bar types. You watch stuff like this and wonder if this type of life exists anywhere for real - but sadly you know that it does.
The moral of the movie? Not sure I know.
Charlize Theron won a ton of awards for her performance and if it were my choice, I'd give her twice as many! She was unbelievable. A hooker trying to survive in a world that (metaphorically) had killed her long before she gets executed. I don't know how closely this movie follows the real story, but it's riveting.
Now, this is not the type of movie that I plan on seeing again anytime soon. But I did buy the DVD because it's worth watching several times. I just think that I need a year between viewings to catch my breath! The acting by the rest of the cast is pretty darn good too. Lots of character actors and smokey bar types. You watch stuff like this and wonder if this type of life exists anywhere for real - but sadly you know that it does.
The moral of the movie? Not sure I know.