I liked the movie, Karla....I like how woody lets almost "roll" the history ..also how seems that "the fate" was already written and the characters move toward that end unconscious....( also in Match point you can see it )... all this has "charme"...it sounds charming for me...and the caracter of sally seems to me so "strong" ( a another demonstration of how she is a chameleon)
I liked so much also Vicky Cristina....I like how the last woody's films seem documents..just a "spiel" a recount of differents level of life...more or less extreme....
--- In SallyHawkins@yahoogroups.com, "Karla V." <karlav98@...> wrote:
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> Just last night, I watched the Woody Allen film from last year. I may have missed earlier discussions about it, but I'm interested to know if others saw it.
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> I had a double-barrelled reaction to it: the first half felt stilted and actor-y; almost not worth watching to the end. Sally was perhaps the most natural one in the cast, but still, it all felt so much less authentic than Mike Leigh's work.
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> But then, in the second half, it took off. I lost all sense of watching people act, and got completely absorbed in the dark, painful story. Colin Farrell in particular was superb as a guy wracked with guilt and falling apart, unable to deal with what he'd done wrong.
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> The women in the film, including Sally, seemed incidental; it was the story of the two brothers and their uncle. Sally's role was a pale version of her Happy-Go-Lucky character; she did well, despite not being given much to say or do but be the loyal girlfriend.
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> So I'd give it a B: a C+ beginning and the A-rated second half.
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> Anyone else see it or have thoughts on it?
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> Karla
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Hi Karla,
I've only seen a few extended scenes of Cassandra's Dream, so can't really judge properly. But I have say that what I saw seemed to have potential, but just definitely never got there. Not atypical of some of Woody's endeavors. Shame, but I agree; what I saw of Sally and Colin was probably the most real. They were obviously doing their best with what they were given. Too bad they couldn't have hit a better Woody year as far as his output these days goes (I know he's known for doing a picture a year now, but jeez; I think he'd better serve his fans not to mention himself if he'd take a little more time per film...every other year maybe?
Marcia (too bad Sally didn't get in on Vicky Christina Barcelona!)
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