Showing posts with label wilde. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wilde. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 October 2013

The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) - Anthony Minghella

I had no idea of the homosexual undertones of this film, which was probably the correct way to market it: make the message more poignant, so that people with right wing views would still go to see the movie and be a little cultured, rather than not going at all, purely for a homosexual protagonist.
Jude Law is still annoying, and very similar to the way he portrays his character in Wilde (1997) - Brian Gilbert.
I do, however, like watching films where I have no idea what's going to happen, as it makes certain moments (no spoilers) very surprising.
★ ☆

Monday, 5 August 2013

Wilde (1997) - Brian Gilbert

There were so many in-jokes I probably didn't get due to not having read many of Oscar Wilde's works. The only ones I am familiar with are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest, which I did get the references to.
Stephen Fry was the perfect choice to play the playwright himself and was very believable in the role. Jude Law was acceptable as his young, spoilt lover. Overall, a fairly average film.
★ ☆ ☆