Have to agree to differ on this one Chris. I thought it was an excellent film,
even made me want to visit the place again... supposed to be a comedy I
believe, albeit a bit on the dark side, certainly made me laugh... :-)
Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote :
> I couldn't recommend it. I managed to watch it to the end, but I
> wondered at the point of producing so many ghastly images of
> pointless, gratuitous violence so needlessly graphic in its depiction.
>
> You would have to consider it a form of art to appreciate it; but the
> capability to appreciate it passed me by.
>
> I don't like many modern films, but "Atonement" was worthwhile, but
> for the dark depression it induced for around 12 hours.
>
> Chris
>
> On 18 Feb 2009, at 06:08, Moose wrote:
>
> > As a dark character study, I think it's a pretty good film up 'til
> > near
> > the end. Certainly I thought Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson did
> > some
> > excellent acting. His part didn't give Ralph Fiennes room to use
> > much of
> > his talent.
> >
> > On the other hand, did I really need to watch some very violent people
> > go about such a shabby life? One is sorry about some of it, another
> > tries to transform, they all end up bloodily dead, with a couple of
> > innocent bystanders dead as well. What fun!
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