... its lead echoes a point I made in a recent post about the DVC, I can't help linking to Anthony Quinn's review of the film: More dog's dinner than Last Supper.
I don't care whether it flops or not and rather suspect it won't. I figure everybody who read the book will want to see the movie. But I also think it has inspired some delightful commentary - Quinn's being especially good, I thought. That, to me, is the good news. Moreover, I actually saw the movie.
That was maybe the most disappointing thing of all. I like Tom Hanks, too. I even liked Turner and Hooch. Actually, I liked it a lot. But even Hanks can't do anything with the material - or lack of it - that he has to work with. Only Ian McKellen acquits himself respectably - and that's by shamelessly camping it up.
The weekend will tell how well its received at the box office!
ReplyDeleteI don't care whether it flops or not and rather suspect it won't. I figure everybody who read the book will want to see the movie. But I also think it has inspired some delightful commentary - Quinn's being especially good, I thought. That, to me, is the good news. Moreover, I actually saw the movie.
ReplyDeleteThat was maybe the most disappointing thing of all. I like Tom Hanks, too. I even liked Turner and Hooch. Actually, I liked it a lot. But even Hanks can't do anything with the material - or lack of it - that he has to work with. Only Ian McKellen acquits himself respectably - and that's by shamelessly camping it up.
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