Based on a novel by Herman Koch, The Dinner which stars Rebecca Hall, Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Steve Coogan is a mystery/ thriller about how far parents (however ill-advised) will go to ‘protect’ their children when they do something unspeakable.
Directed by Oren Moverman and also starring Chloë Sevigny, I trust that this will be good. The main draw, besides the interesting premise is Laura Linney. The lady always impresses. Always!
In Genius, the new movie directed by Michael Grandage, Colin Firth is Max Perkins, the book Editor who oversaw the work of some of America’s best-known writers. Namely, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe and Ernest Hemingway.
Genius looks like the kind of movie that’ll be most interesting to writers and fans of the key actors involved. I’m just not sure that this particular cut of the trailer has me that eager to see the film. Perhaps, if the inauthenticity of Jude Law’s accent wasn’t so obvious, maybe I’d be more excited.
How about you? Are you drawn to Genius?
Nicole Kidman, Vanessa Kirby, Dominic West, Laura Linney and Guy Pearce also star.
Love Actually (2003), Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley
Set in London, England, Love Actually is a romantic comedy written and directed by Richard Curtis, the man responsible for hit films such as Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jone’s Diary (2001) and most recently, About Time (2013).
Focused on the love lives of several couples in the month leading up to Christmas, Curtis’s cast represent an excellent selection of some of the UK & Ireland’s best acting talent. It is a cast that includes – to name just a few, Bill Nighy, Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, Emma Thompson, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Liam Neeson.
In Love Actually, what Curtis has delivered is a very sweet and funny movie. Along with the classically British humour and eccentricities, there’s a healthy sprinkling of romance, drama and family – just the perfect balance for the holiday season.
Love Actually (2003), Hugh Grant, Nina Sosanya, Martine McCutcheon
On the other hand, there are one or two situations/relationships that I didn’t find particularly believable. Not to say that they would never happen, but they certainly felt like a stretch. Still, it is after all the festive season, so, perhaps magic is supposed to happen, yes?
My inability to ‘believe in love’ aside, Love Actually is a well paced holiday movie with all the right sentiments. I know Christmas is not quite here yet but I watched it anyway, for the love and humour.
My favourite of all the couples would have to be Billy and Joe in the recording studio, Sarah and Karl at the office and Judy and Jack. Who doesn’t like Judy and Jack?
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