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An effing masterpiece.

posted 10 years ago by milkydrink
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Wasn't expecting too much [not been a huge fan of other films written by Kureshi] but this is a jaw-dropping total fu*king masterpiece.

As good [and painful] a look at a marriage as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Funny, touching. Honest. And Jesus what performances. All three leads knock it out of the park and then some. And the cameo from the guy who play's Goldblum's son is astonishing.

I believed all of this. Loved the direction. The editing, and [for what it's worth] the music.

Wow. Can't recommend highly enough.

[–] jpozenel 10 years ago

If thought it was "effing" terrible! Very forgettable and a waste of time. It also reminded me of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", in that it paled in comparison.

[–] oceanicitl 10 years ago

I really enjoyed it too. Films shouldn't all be hearts and flowers. This was a realistic look at a couple deciding what to do with their relationship.

[–] beavertoof 10 years ago

Enjoyed it too. Not sure I would put it in the 'masterpiece' category, but it was certainly enjoyable.

I am sure for any couple having been together for close to that long, that at least some of it was perhaps too familiar as well.

[–] TxMike 10 years ago

While I wouldn't call it a "masterpiece" my wife and I, who are roughly the same age as Meg and Nick, and been married for a long time, and have traveled to Paris and other romantic European cities for weekend get-ways, totally identified with what was happening. Not that our lives are at all like theirs, but we understand.

We found it to be a very nice movie.

TxMike
Make a choice, to take a chance, to make a difference.

[–] rollerskater61 10 years ago

Well said!

Darling, nothing is final 'til you're dead, and even then, I'm sure God negotiates.

[–] mercycroft 9 years ago

I agree. It was phenomenal -- one of the best films I've seen in years.

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[–] usarmycwo 7 years ago

I wasn't thinking "masterpiece" after watching it, but my attention sure never flagged.

Afterwards, though, I wondered if I'd have stayed with the film, where the wife is cold to and emasculates her husband, lives the high life at expensive restaurants and hotels and then tries to skip out on paying the bill, intends on cheating on her husband with a younger man, isn't a very sympathetic mother ... if the actress playing her wasn't as attractive as Lindsay Duncan.

So call me shallow, but if the actress had been, say, Ruth Buzzi or Roseanne Barr (who are probably wonderful women in real life), I'd have bailed on this film in the first half hour.

Jim Broadbent is a wonderful actor, but Lindsay Duncan gave the film any success it had.