Ditto on Ghostlight; once you get over the familarity of the plot points themselves, the actually staging of Romeo and Juliet is handled very patiently and got my hard heart to shed several tears
Ditto on Ghostlight; once you get over the familarity of the plot points themselves, the actually staging of Romeo and Juliet is handled very patiently and got my hard heart to shed several tears
Thirded. The first half-hour might have been "change the channel" worthy in olden times, but once it gets on track it's very winning. Although a few elements still felt arbitrary (the wife's reactions seemed very plot-dictated) they might look better on repeat, knowing where everyone is coming from.
Ditto on Ghostlight; once you get over the familarity of the plot points themselves, the actually staging of Romeo and Juliet is handled very patiently and got my hard heart to shed several tears
Thirded. The first half-hour might have been "change the channel" worthy in olden times, but once it gets on track it's very winning. Although a few elements still felt arbitrary (the wife's reactions seemed very plot-dictated) they might look better on repeat, knowing where everyone is coming from.
It's in my top 10 right now as this year's HOLDOVERS: a movie that's cliche on the surface but so well-done I can't help but enjoy it
The young kid questioning Dolly's Juliet's age and the subsequent kerfuffle still makes me laugh.
And I love that even though he was so undiplomatic with his complaints the director still thinks about them and does the intimacy coordination.