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great film

posted 15 years ago by fourth_john
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I thought this was a great film. Clive Owens does an amazing job of falling for his sister. A beautiful treatment of a sensitive and emotionally charged subject matter.

[–] ednalyn99 14 years ago

I agree. I thought this was a really well-made film.

I gave it an 8 star ranking. The three leads were great. The script and direction were very engaging.

[–] til_september 14 years ago

I admit I was also quite surprised and impressed by this gem. And all three were quite great!

I love Alan Rickman! His character was so energetic and insane and egotistical and so unlike any character I've known for Rickman (well, the bouncy energetic part anyway lol)

I also thought Clive Owen was amazing. I couldn't decide on Saskia, whether Natalie was sly, manipulative and depraved or Saskia's smirking face gave that impression but whatever the reason I thought it worked out well.

[–] sirjeremy 13 years ago

I agree. The performances are solid, and I liked how Poliakoff as the writer dealt with the subject clearly, sensitively and with a measured approach. In the wrong hands this could easily have been a mess - shrill and sensationalist. I also liked seeing London as it once was.