Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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My conclusion was that Alice was unknowable -- she even told the truth in a way that nobody could tell it was the truth. She was intriguing, but in that way (for me) that ends up being all from the outside. I never got into her head.
Whereas Dan I recognized. Moreso, the messier and more foolish he got; but I did get under his (relatively shallow) skin before the end.
I violently disliked closer on many levels - it so badly wanted to be tough and Mametty but Marber doesn't have the chops at all. And although Clive Owen was good, it's the exact same performance he's been doing since Chancer which was almost 20 years ago.
See, I don't think he wanted to be Mametty. More late Pinter, if anything. The only Mametty part of it was the liberal use of "fuck" and the fact that the men got to have all the emotions.
I admit I haven't seen Chancer, but this was the first time Clive Owen has seemed so thickly scary to me. And this is including movies where he actually kills people. I really liked it -- I liked his personal sexual tension, and how barely pent he seemed.
Whereas Dan I recognized.
I certainly recognised Dan, but for me it made him none the richer and all the less surprising.
Disney is remaking a live action version of Kiki's Delivery Service.
Fuckers.
Disney is remaking a live action version of Kiki's Delivery Service.
WTF?
Disney is remaking a live action version of Kiki's Delivery Service.
WTF?
That was my exact reaction when I heard.
WTF?
Translation "Disney is crazy and is doing something wrong and stupid."
Disney is remaking a live action version of Kiki's Delivery Service.
I've never heard of it, so it's hard to be outraged.
There's also a "Mulan II" that's gone straight to video. I think Disney these days is run by the same creatures who wrote "To Serve Man." "I don't know, Prt Grb, but if it gets the humans in the door, it's all good."