Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:09 pm Posts: 13868 Location: Norn Iron
Just flagging this one for you US folks; I think it's out in December across the pond.
I enjoyed it, even though it's a bit of a slow burner and quite harrowing. A quintessentially British movie set in the WW2 era with an outstanding cast and some great directing.
And Keira Knightley can act! And also look for the most devasting use of the word "cunt" in cinematic history
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
i saw this yesterday and it was quite devastating.
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
Joined: Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:04 pm Posts: 5300 Location: upstate NY Gender: Male
I liked it. Two points: I HATED the character of the little sister. I guess that's good in a way in that the filmmakers were able to craft this character I feel so strongly about. However, it's bad because they don't exactly represent her as a badguy or punish her really. I hated her. Second point is that I found it interesting that they never actually said the c-word.
i watched this movie last night and now that i get what Juvenal meant when i first read this thread a while ago, this is a fantastic response.
like Juvenal said, it's a bit of a slow burner, especially the first 30-50 minutes or so don't seem to go anywhere specific. But then it speeds up and things are falling into place. It was a good movie though it's not one of those that you re-watch at least once a year. In fact, i'll probably never see it again. I really liked James McAvoy's performance which might finally convince me to see Last King Of Scotland.
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 1:03 am Posts: 24177 Location: Australia
conoalias wrote:
It was a good movie though it's not one of those that you re-watch at least once a year. In fact, i'll probably never see it again.
yeah, i thought it was great, but have no desire to see it again.
_________________ Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear, Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer. The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay.
I admire the heck out of this film from a film standpoint, from direction to cinematography to sound design ... the whole technical gamut. But the story left me completely cold. The whole thing is completely dour. I know it's a tragedy and all, but for me tragedy works best when there are some bright points during the story so the tragedy can be that much more tragic. This was 2 1/2 hours of human suffering and misery.
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:47 am Posts: 46000 Location: Reasonville
i want to see this. i like kiera. a lot.
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And also look for the most devasting use of the word "cunt" in cinematic history 
Do you know the use of the word "cunt" in the film, then?
