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Showing posts with label adrien brody. Show all posts
Showing posts with label adrien brody. Show all posts
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Wrecked (2010) - Michael Greenspan
What started off as a sort of wannabe Buried (also 2010) - Rodrigo Cortes became something slightly different after about half an hour. Whether this is better depends entirely on whichever actor you find more appealing: Ryan Reynolds or Adrien Brody. I liked it, but not enough to concentrate completely. There wasn't enough dialogue or sound effects to make that side of the film particularly fun, but when one tries to, the twist is entirely worthwhile.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
The Darjeeling Limited (2007) - Wes Anderson
I think I said, when reviewing Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom (2012), that this was one of my favourite films of all time.
I rewatched it with my girlfriend as she hadn't seen it, and forgot to mention how much Hotel Chevalier (2007), which is the short prologue film, also helps the narrative in Darjeeling, just explaining more about Jason Schwartzman's character in the film, and the way in which he "makes up" stories, which all the other characters take to mean him. It also explains Natalie Portman's cameo a lot more.
I like the way Anderson is clearly a nice guy as well, as he manages to make certain actors come back to help him with other films, in this film particularly Bill Murray as the man who misses the train at the beginning. perhaps if Adrien Brody swapped places with him, we'd have witnessed a whole different film. I wish I was part of Wes Anderson's inner sanctum of cast and crew. Oh, one can dream.
I really enjoy this film, time and time again, watching it, and think Rita to be one of the saddest film creations ever imagined in film. She strives to escape her life on board the train, and Jack offers her the chance, but she knows she never will. Amara Karan, who plays Rita, was grossly underused when she was in St Trinian's (2007) - Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson, and I think she is an actress to watch out for in future films.
I rewatched it with my girlfriend as she hadn't seen it, and forgot to mention how much Hotel Chevalier (2007), which is the short prologue film, also helps the narrative in Darjeeling, just explaining more about Jason Schwartzman's character in the film, and the way in which he "makes up" stories, which all the other characters take to mean him. It also explains Natalie Portman's cameo a lot more.
I like the way Anderson is clearly a nice guy as well, as he manages to make certain actors come back to help him with other films, in this film particularly Bill Murray as the man who misses the train at the beginning. perhaps if Adrien Brody swapped places with him, we'd have witnessed a whole different film. I wish I was part of Wes Anderson's inner sanctum of cast and crew. Oh, one can dream.
I really enjoy this film, time and time again, watching it, and think Rita to be one of the saddest film creations ever imagined in film. She strives to escape her life on board the train, and Jack offers her the chance, but she knows she never will. Amara Karan, who plays Rita, was grossly underused when she was in St Trinian's (2007) - Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson, and I think she is an actress to watch out for in future films.
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