Movie Reviews
Jun. 19th, 2005 02:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
baronessekatI spent this weekend watching DVD's that I rented.
2004, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney (Best Suporting Actress 2004), Chris O'Donnel, Oliver Platt.
I enjoyed this movie a great deal. It follows the life of Alfred Kinsey, the famed Sex researcher, in a very well presented way. I have always loved Liam Neeson's work and he once again gives a great performance showing Kinsey's intensity in his pursuit of knowledge. I liked how he showed how Kinsey really was a frank, blunt researcher. Asshole at times comes to mind as the movie shows him asking questions of the interview subjects, but at the same time giving support when the topics come to rather uncomfortable subjects.
Laura Linney more than deserved her Academy Award for her portrayal of Mac, Kinsey's wife. She made me believe that she was his wife and not some "dream" character. She supports her husband's research but shows the hurt and pain she feels when he comes to her the first time he is unfaithful to their marriage, which also happens to be homosexual in nature.
All in all this was a good movie and I highly recommend it.
2004 Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce.
Another good movie. I have always been a fan of Cole Porter and this movie presents his work wonderfully. Kline plays Porter. It starts out with Porter and Gabe (Pryce) looking back at Porter's life as if it were some great stage show.
I never knew Kevin Kline could sing, but sing he does. And while he will never be a great virtuoso, I can believe him in the role of composer.
Ashley Judd is beautiful, sexy, and magnificent as Porter's wife Linda. She balances out Kline just like Linda balanced out Cole. there was tension when there needed to be tension, loving and tender in all the right moments.
At first I found the presentation as a stage show but not a bit strange but as the movie progresses it feels right and perfect for a format.
if you like Cole Porter I think you would like this movie.
2004 Hank Azaria, Zooey Deschanel, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Kelly Preston, Ray Ramano, Rip Torn, Debra Winger
Bizarre. That's the only word I can think to describe it. while it's touted as a comedy, I don't think I could truly say it is one. It's a dark comedy if it is. A comedic study of one family as they come together for the father's (Rip Torn) funeral. The granddaughter (Deschanel) is asked by the grandmother (Laurie) to write and give the eulogy and she goes around asking her highly, highly dysfunctional family members about the man and does not really get much out of them.
Rather than looking at how they interacted with Dad, the movie is about the grown kids interacting with each other during this trying time.
There are some very funny interactions between the all-star cast but again, comedy is not what I'd call this movie. I really don't think there is a genre for this film.
It's not something I'm going to actively seek again, but in the end I was not disappointed with it.
2004, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney (Best Suporting Actress 2004), Chris O'Donnel, Oliver Platt.
I enjoyed this movie a great deal. It follows the life of Alfred Kinsey, the famed Sex researcher, in a very well presented way. I have always loved Liam Neeson's work and he once again gives a great performance showing Kinsey's intensity in his pursuit of knowledge. I liked how he showed how Kinsey really was a frank, blunt researcher. Asshole at times comes to mind as the movie shows him asking questions of the interview subjects, but at the same time giving support when the topics come to rather uncomfortable subjects.
Laura Linney more than deserved her Academy Award for her portrayal of Mac, Kinsey's wife. She made me believe that she was his wife and not some "dream" character. She supports her husband's research but shows the hurt and pain she feels when he comes to her the first time he is unfaithful to their marriage, which also happens to be homosexual in nature.
All in all this was a good movie and I highly recommend it.
2004 Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce.
Another good movie. I have always been a fan of Cole Porter and this movie presents his work wonderfully. Kline plays Porter. It starts out with Porter and Gabe (Pryce) looking back at Porter's life as if it were some great stage show.
I never knew Kevin Kline could sing, but sing he does. And while he will never be a great virtuoso, I can believe him in the role of composer.
Ashley Judd is beautiful, sexy, and magnificent as Porter's wife Linda. She balances out Kline just like Linda balanced out Cole. there was tension when there needed to be tension, loving and tender in all the right moments.
At first I found the presentation as a stage show but not a bit strange but as the movie progresses it feels right and perfect for a format.
if you like Cole Porter I think you would like this movie.
2004 Hank Azaria, Zooey Deschanel, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Kelly Preston, Ray Ramano, Rip Torn, Debra Winger
Bizarre. That's the only word I can think to describe it. while it's touted as a comedy, I don't think I could truly say it is one. It's a dark comedy if it is. A comedic study of one family as they come together for the father's (Rip Torn) funeral. The granddaughter (Deschanel) is asked by the grandmother (Laurie) to write and give the eulogy and she goes around asking her highly, highly dysfunctional family members about the man and does not really get much out of them.
Rather than looking at how they interacted with Dad, the movie is about the grown kids interacting with each other during this trying time.
There are some very funny interactions between the all-star cast but again, comedy is not what I'd call this movie. I really don't think there is a genre for this film.
It's not something I'm going to actively seek again, but in the end I was not disappointed with it.
