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As with any Lifetime movie there will be plot holes and I'm OK with that. What I'm not OK with is one person in the movie ruining the entire thing and that's what Nate Wyatt did with this one.
He produced the oddest and dumbest looks when talking with someone, he's monotone in his speaking and just overall terrible actor.
What kept me watching was Vivica A. Fox and Jason-Shane Scott I would not have finished the movie.
He produced the oddest and dumbest looks when talking with someone, he's monotone in his speaking and just overall terrible actor.
What kept me watching was Vivica A. Fox and Jason-Shane Scott I would not have finished the movie.
In 21 Days (1940, aka 21 Days Together) directed by Basil Dean, Larry Darrent (Laurence Oliver) accidentally kills his lover's (Wanda, played by Vivian Leigh) husband. Larry, talking to a man outside a pub of sorts, unwittingly drops the gloves from his pocket. After Larry leaves the man pick up the gloves. Because of the gloves, the man is arrested and his trial is set to take place in 21 days, hence the title.
Larry and Wanda have the time of their lives while this poor guy is on trial for his life. If found guilty the man will be executed.
The story dragged a bit for me and I couldn't get into the main character, Larry. I'm not sure if it was this particular movie but Laurence Oliver did nothing for me as an actor. This is not to say I won't give him another shot in another movie. As for Vivian Leigh, well, she was just there.
When Larry and Wanda are at an amusement park, they would show the man on trial, switching back and forth to show, I feel, how one can forget another's life hangs in the balance for something they didn't do. I like how they did this and find it quite advanced for a film of its time. It took me almost three nights to watch it for when I would start I got bored and turned it off.
I'm not sure if I would recommend this film to anyone. Usually, if I don't care for a movie I would either recommend it or won't recommend it. I'm going to leave this as is and leave it up to you, the viewer, to decide if you want to see it or not.
21 Days is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel
Larry and Wanda have the time of their lives while this poor guy is on trial for his life. If found guilty the man will be executed.
The story dragged a bit for me and I couldn't get into the main character, Larry. I'm not sure if it was this particular movie but Laurence Oliver did nothing for me as an actor. This is not to say I won't give him another shot in another movie. As for Vivian Leigh, well, she was just there.
When Larry and Wanda are at an amusement park, they would show the man on trial, switching back and forth to show, I feel, how one can forget another's life hangs in the balance for something they didn't do. I like how they did this and find it quite advanced for a film of its time. It took me almost three nights to watch it for when I would start I got bored and turned it off.
I'm not sure if I would recommend this film to anyone. Usually, if I don't care for a movie I would either recommend it or won't recommend it. I'm going to leave this as is and leave it up to you, the viewer, to decide if you want to see it or not.
21 Days is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel
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In Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face (1960)Docteur Génessier is obsessed with doing skin transplants. The first experiment is done on dogs brought to him by ground keepers who find them roaming around. Once he feels he is successful, he begins experimenting on humans, starting with his daughter.
THE PURPOSEFUL ACCIDENT
Dr. Génessier's daughter, Christiane, was in a car accident which caused a great deal of damage to her face. However, it wasn't an accident. Her father orchestrated the whole thing as to have a human to experiment on. After several attempts, Dr. Génessier is able to do the face transplant. But after day 20 Christiane's face, which is that of another's, begins to fall apart, literally. Now Dr. Génessier must find another victim for his elaborate scheme. With the help of his nurse, he is able to find another unsuspecting participant.
EDITH SCOB AS CHRISTIANE
I really enjoyed this movie from the opening sequence in which we know we are in a moving vehicle but we are viewing everything as the driver to the end result, or end of the movie.
Edith Scob was excellent at Christiane for most of her acting was through her eyes due to her not having a face. I've always said the best actors do more with their eyes than with their voice, and Scob does not falter for one moment. Even when she has a voice, but we only see her eyes, her pain and frustration are still felt. She is able to put us in her shoes.
Dialogue is not abundant in this film, but then again, it doesn't need to be. Key dialogues are to be had, but it's the silence and unbelievable actions that take place that make the movie for me. For instance, the nurse looking for the perfect victim by parking near a college campus, or Dr. Génessier performing the operation.
Georges Franju did an excellent job in directing this vehicle and Pierre Boileau did a fantastic job adapting Jean Redon's novel of the same name into a screenplay.
I highly recommend this film to any film buff and those looking for something very different.
Eyes Without a Face is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel with a runtime of 90 minutes.
In Georges Franju's Eyes Without a Face (1960)Docteur Génessier is obsessed with doing skin transplants. The first experiment is done on dogs brought to him by ground keepers who find them roaming around. Once he feels he is successful, he begins experimenting on humans, starting with his daughter.
THE PURPOSEFUL ACCIDENT
Dr. Génessier's daughter, Christiane, was in a car accident which caused a great deal of damage to her face. However, it wasn't an accident. Her father orchestrated the whole thing as to have a human to experiment on. After several attempts, Dr. Génessier is able to do the face transplant. But after day 20 Christiane's face, which is that of another's, begins to fall apart, literally. Now Dr. Génessier must find another victim for his elaborate scheme. With the help of his nurse, he is able to find another unsuspecting participant.
EDITH SCOB AS CHRISTIANE
I really enjoyed this movie from the opening sequence in which we know we are in a moving vehicle but we are viewing everything as the driver to the end result, or end of the movie.
Edith Scob was excellent at Christiane for most of her acting was through her eyes due to her not having a face. I've always said the best actors do more with their eyes than with their voice, and Scob does not falter for one moment. Even when she has a voice, but we only see her eyes, her pain and frustration are still felt. She is able to put us in her shoes.
Dialogue is not abundant in this film, but then again, it doesn't need to be. Key dialogues are to be had, but it's the silence and unbelievable actions that take place that make the movie for me. For instance, the nurse looking for the perfect victim by parking near a college campus, or Dr. Génessier performing the operation.
Georges Franju did an excellent job in directing this vehicle and Pierre Boileau did a fantastic job adapting Jean Redon's novel of the same name into a screenplay.
I highly recommend this film to any film buff and those looking for something very different.
Eyes Without a Face is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel with a runtime of 90 minutes.